#ReadAsianAuthors2024 - hosted by ktlee_writes

Book by a West Asian author
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Against the Loveless World by Susan Abulhawa

Against the Loveless World

Susan Abulhawa

384 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Map of Salt and Stars by Zeyn Joukhadar

The Map of Salt and Stars

Zeyn Joukhadar

368 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction literary speculative fiction adventurous challenging emotional slow-paced
The Enlightenment of the Greengage Tree by Shokoofeh Azar

The Enlightenment of the Greengage Tree

Shokoofeh Azar

210 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction literary magical realism challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
The Lion Women of Tehran by Marjan Kamali

The Lion Women of Tehran

Marjan Kamali

336 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction historical literary emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced
Celestial Bodies by Jokha Alharthi

Celestial Bodies

Jokha Alharthi

243 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

fiction historical literary challenging reflective slow-paced
Salt Houses by Hala Alyan

Salt Houses

Hala Alyan

320 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction historical emotional reflective medium-paced
Evil Eye by Etaf Rum

Evil Eye

Etaf Rum

340 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Syrian Ladies Benevolent Society by Christine Estima

The Syrian Ladies Benevolent Society

Christine Estima

208 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction short stories
The Arsonists' City by Hala Alyan

The Arsonists' City

Hala Alyan

464 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction literary emotional reflective medium-paced
Out of Time: The Collected Short Stories of Samira Azzam by Samîra Azzâm

Out of Time: The Collected Short Stories of Samira Azzam

Samîra Azzâm

157 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction short stories reflective medium-paced