2021 Translated Fiction Challenge - hosted by gracehessian

A book translated from Arabic
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The Frightened Ones by Dima Wannous

The Frightened Ones

Dima Wannous

256 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction literary magical realism emotional reflective slow-paced
Planet of Clay by Samar Yazbek

Planet of Clay

Samar Yazbek

336 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
The Queue by Basma Abdel Aziz, Elisabeth Jaquette

The Queue

Basma Abdel Aziz, Elisabeth Jaquette

217 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

fiction dystopian science fiction challenging dark tense medium-paced
Slipping by Mohamed Kheir

Slipping

Mohamed Kheir

260 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction literary magical realism challenging mysterious reflective medium-paced
Woman at Point Zero by Nawal El Saadawi

Woman at Point Zero

Nawal El Saadawi

142 pages • first pub 1975 (editions)

fiction literary challenging dark reflective medium-paced
Death Is Hard Work by Khaled Khalifa

Death Is Hard Work

Khaled Khalifa

5 hours, 51 minutes • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary dark reflective sad slow-paced
The Thief and the Dogs by Naguib Mahfouz

The Thief and the Dogs

Naguib Mahfouz

160 pages • first pub 1961 (editions)

fiction literary reflective slow-paced
Time of White Horses by Nancy Roberts, Ibrahim Nasrallah

Time of White Horses

الملهاة الفلسطينية #2

Nancy Roberts, Ibrahim Nasrallah

634 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

fiction historical emotional reflective slow-paced
A River Dies of Thirst by Mahmoud Darwish

A River Dies of Thirst

Mahmoud Darwish

272 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

nonfiction literary poetry emotional reflective slow-paced
Gold Dust by Ibrahim al-Koni

Gold Dust

Hoopoe Fiction

Ibrahim al-Koni

200 pages • first pub 1990 (editions)

fiction literary adventurous reflective medium-paced