Historical Fiction Set In West Asia

The 2024 #SomethingBookishReadingChallenge - hosted by lipglossmaffia

West Asia includes Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Cyprus, Georgia, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen.

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A History of Burning
Janika Oza with Lipica Shah (Narrator), KP Upadhyayula (Narrator)

13 hours, 40 minutes • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction historical emotional informative reflective medium-paced

A History of Burning

Janika Oza with Lipica Shah (Narrator), KP Upadhyayula (Narrator)

13 hours, 40 minutes • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction historical emotional informative reflective medium-paced

The Thirty Names of Night by Zeyn Joukhadar

The Thirty Names of Night
Zeyn Joukhadar with Lameece Issaq (Narrator), Samy Figaredo (Narrator)

9 hours, 29 minutes • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective medium-paced

The Thirty Names of Night

Zeyn Joukhadar with Lameece Issaq (Narrator), Samy Figaredo (Narrator)

9 hours, 29 minutes • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective medium-paced

Silent Winds, Dry Seas
Vinod Busjeet

256 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction historical challenging medium-paced

Silent Winds, Dry Seas

Vinod Busjeet

256 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction historical challenging medium-paced

Der verlorene Sohn
Olga Grjasnowa with Julian Mehne (Narrator)

9 hours, 32 minutes • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction historical

Der verlorene Sohn

Olga Grjasnowa with Julian Mehne (Narrator)

9 hours, 32 minutes • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction historical

Ali and Nino
Kurban Said

288 pages • first pub 1937 (editions)

fiction historical romance adventurous informative reflective medium-paced

Ali and Nino

Kurban Said

288 pages • first pub 1937 (editions)

fiction historical romance adventurous informative reflective medium-paced

A Book, Untitled
Shushan Avagyan with Deanna Cachoian-Schanz (Translator)

222 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

fiction literary challenging reflective slow-paced

A Book, Untitled

Shushan Avagyan with Deanna Cachoian-Schanz (Translator)

222 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

fiction literary challenging reflective slow-paced

Celestial Bodies
Jokha Alharthi with Marilyn Booth

256 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

fiction historical literary challenging reflective slow-paced

Celestial Bodies

Jokha Alharthi with Marilyn Booth

256 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

fiction historical literary challenging reflective slow-paced

Lluvia de junio
Jabbour Douaihy with Jaume Ferrer Carmona (Translator)

277 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

fiction historical emotional reflective slow-paced

Lluvia de junio

Jabbour Douaihy with Jaume Ferrer Carmona (Translator)

277 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

fiction historical emotional reflective slow-paced

Squire
Nadia Shammas, Sara Alfageeh

336 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction fantasy graphic novel young adult adventurous medium-paced

Squire

Nadia Shammas, Sara Alfageeh

336 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction fantasy graphic novel young adult adventurous medium-paced

10 Minutes 38 Seconds in this Strange World by Elif Shafak

10 Minutes 38 Seconds in this Strange World
Elif Shafak

320 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced

10 Minutes 38 Seconds in this Strange World

Elif Shafak

320 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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