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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The Forty Rules of Love
Elif Shafak

354 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

fiction historical literary emotional inspiring reflective slow-paced

The Forty Rules of Love

Elif Shafak

354 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

fiction historical literary emotional inspiring reflective slow-paced

The Map of Salt and Stars by Zeyn Joukhadar

The Map of Salt and Stars
Zeyn Joukhadar

360 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction literary speculative fiction adventurous challenging emotional slow-paced

The Map of Salt and Stars

Zeyn Joukhadar

360 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction literary speculative fiction adventurous challenging emotional slow-paced

The Eighth Life (for Brilka) by Nino Haratischwili

The Eighth Life (for Brilka)
Nino Haratischwili with Ruth Martin (Translator), Charlotte Collins (Translator)

1258 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

fiction historical emotional reflective sad slow-paced

The Eighth Life (for Brilka)

Nino Haratischwili with Ruth Martin (Translator), Charlotte Collins (Translator)

1258 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

fiction historical emotional reflective sad slow-paced

HIM
Geoff Ryman

400 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ science fiction medium-paced

HIM

Geoff Ryman

400 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ science fiction medium-paced

The Refugee Ocean
Pauls Toutonghi

352 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction historical emotional reflective medium-paced

The Refugee Ocean

Pauls Toutonghi

352 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction historical emotional reflective medium-paced

Where the Desert Meets the Sea by Werner Sonne

Where the Desert Meets the Sea
Werner Sonne with Steve Anderson (Translator)

256 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

fiction historical challenging informative slow-paced

Where the Desert Meets the Sea

Werner Sonne with Steve Anderson (Translator)

256 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

fiction historical challenging informative slow-paced

Stone and Shadow
Burhan Sönmez with Alexander Dawe (Translator)

425 pages • missing pub info (editions)

fiction literary emotional reflective slow-paced

Stone and Shadow

Burhan Sönmez with Alexander Dawe (Translator)

425 pages • missing pub info (editions)

fiction literary emotional reflective slow-paced

Das Flüstern der Feigenbäume by Elif Shafak

Das Flüstern der Feigenbäume
Elif Shafak with Michaela Grabinger (Translator), Eva Mattes (Narrator), Joachim Schönfeld (Narrator)

11 hours, 56 minutes • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction historical literary magical realism emotional informative reflective medium-paced

Das Flüstern der Feigenbäume

Elif Shafak with Michaela Grabinger (Translator), Eva Mattes (Narrator), Joachim Schönfeld (Narrator)

11 hours, 56 minutes • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction historical literary magical realism emotional informative reflective medium-paced

The Museum of Innocence
Orhan Pamuk with Maureen Freely (Translator)

536 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

fiction historical romance emotional reflective slow-paced

The Museum of Innocence

Orhan Pamuk with Maureen Freely (Translator)

536 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

fiction historical romance emotional reflective slow-paced

Things We Left Unsaid
Zoyâ Pirzâd with Franklin Dean Lewis (Translator)

352 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

fiction challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

Things We Left Unsaid

Zoyâ Pirzâd with Franklin Dean Lewis (Translator)

352 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

fiction challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

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