2021 Translated Fiction Challenge - hosted by gracehessian

A book translated from Arabic
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Celestial Bodies by Jokha Alharthi

Celestial Bodies

Jokha Alharthi

243 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

fiction historical literary challenging reflective slow-paced
Cities of Salt by Abdul Rahman Munif

Cities of Salt

مدن الملح #1

Abdul Rahman Munif

627 pages • first pub 1984 (editions)

fiction historical challenging slow-paced
The Bamboo Stalk by Saud Alsanousi, Jonathan Wright, سعود السنعوسي

The Bamboo Stalk

Saud Alsanousi, Jonathan Wright, سعود السنعوسي

377 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

fiction contemporary emotional reflective slow-paced
Memoirs from the Women's Prison by Nawal El Saadawi, Marilyn Booth

Memoirs from the Women's Prison

Nawal El Saadawi, Marilyn Booth

204 pages • first pub 1982 (editions)

nonfiction biography feminism memoir challenging informative reflective slow-paced
The Broken Wings by جبران خليل جبران, Anthony Rizcallah Ferris, Kahlil Gibran

The Broken Wings

جبران خليل جبران, Anthony Rizcallah Ferris, Kahlil Gibran

132 pages • first pub 1912 (editions)

fiction classics poetry emotional reflective sad fast-paced
Minor Detail by Adania Shibli

Minor Detail

Adania Shibli

105 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction contemporary historical literary dark sad tense medium-paced
The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran

The Prophet

Kahlil Gibran

102 pages • first pub 1923 (editions)

fiction classics philosophy poetry inspiring reflective fast-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
Frankenstein in Baghdad by Ahmed Saadawi

Frankenstein in Baghdad

Ahmed Saadawi

288 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

fiction horror magical realism challenging dark mysterious medium-paced
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