Translated Fiction Challenge! - hosted by rhiannonmcgovern

A book translated from Arabic
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Minor Detail by Adania Shibli

Minor Detail

Adania Shibli

105 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction contemporary historical literary dark sad tense medium-paced
Celestial Bodies by Jokha Alharthi

Celestial Bodies

Jokha Alharthi

256 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

fiction historical literary challenging reflective slow-paced
Shubeik Lubeik by Deena Mohamed

Shubeik Lubeik

Deena Mohamed

528 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction fantasy graphic novel emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
Black Foam: A Novel by Haji Jabir

Black Foam: A Novel

Haji Jabir

7 hours, 44 minutes • first pub 2018 (editions) user-added

fiction literary speculative fiction challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Girls of Riyadh by Rajaa Alsanea

Girls of Riyadh

Rajaa Alsanea

298 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

fiction romance emotional funny medium-paced
Slipping by Mohamed Kheir

Slipping

Mohamed Kheir

260 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction literary magical realism challenging mysterious reflective medium-paced
Death Is Hard Work by Khaled Khalifa, خالد خليفة

Death Is Hard Work

Khaled Khalifa, خالد خليفة

192 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary dark reflective sad slow-paced
Frankenstein in Baghdad by Ahmed Saadawi

Frankenstein in Baghdad

Ahmed Saadawi

281 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

fiction horror magical realism challenging dark mysterious medium-paced
Our Women on the Ground: Essays by Arab Women Reporting from the Arab World by Zahra Hankir

Our Women on the Ground: Essays by Arab Women Reporting from the Arab World

Zahra Hankir

304 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

nonfiction essays feminism politics emotional informative inspiring medium-paced
Season of Migration to the North by Tayeb Salih

Season of Migration to the North

Tayeb Salih

176 pages • first pub 1966 (editions)

fiction historical dark reflective slow-paced