2024 Pocket Books Challenge - hosted by acarter

MENA (Middle Eastern/North African) author
UNICEF defines MENA as the following countries: Algeria, Bahrain, Djibouti, Egypt, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, State of Palestine, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen.
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Exit West by Mohsin Hamid

Exit West

Mohsin Hamid

231 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction literary magical realism emotional reflective medium-paced
The Skin and Its Girl by Sarah Cypher

The Skin and Its Girl

Sarah Cypher

352 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective slow-paced
The Drone Eats with Me: A Gaza Diary by Atef Abu Saif

The Drone Eats with Me: A Gaza Diary

Atef Abu Saif

264 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

nonfiction memoir politics emotional reflective medium-paced
Celestial Bodies by Jokha Alharthi

Celestial Bodies

Jokha Alharthi

256 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

fiction historical literary challenging reflective slow-paced
I Was Their American Dream: A Graphic Memoir by Malaka Gharib

I Was Their American Dream: A Graphic Memoir

Malaka Gharib

160 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

nonfiction graphic novel memoir emotional lighthearted reflective fast-paced
The Stationery Shop by Marjan Kamali

The Stationery Shop

Marjan Kamali

312 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction historical literary romance emotional medium-paced
Blood Orange by Yaffa

Blood Orange

Yaffa

66 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

nonfiction lgbtqia+ poetry emotional reflective fast-paced
Enter Ghost by Isabella Hammad

Enter Ghost

Isabella Hammad

336 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary dark emotional reflective medium-paced
We Could Have Been Friends, My Father and I: A Palestinian Memoir by Raja Shehadeh

We Could Have Been Friends, My Father and I: A Palestinian Memoir

Raja Shehadeh

160 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

nonfiction history memoir politics emotional informative reflective medium-paced
Crescent by Diana Abu-Jaber

Crescent

Diana Abu-Jaber

349 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary romance emotional reflective slow-paced