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Frankenstein i Bagdad by Ahmed Saadawi

Frankenstein i Bagdad

Ahmed Saadawi

360 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

fiction horror magical realism challenging dark mysterious medium-paced
The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi by S.A. Chakraborty

The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi

Amina al-Sirafi #1

S.A. Chakraborty

483 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced
Am fost sclava Daesh: povestea unei fete kurde răpite de Statul Islamic by Cezar Petrilă, Thierry Oberlé, Jinan B.

Am fost sclava Daesh: povestea unei fete kurde răpite de Statul Islamic

Cezar Petrilă, Thierry Oberlé, Jinan B.

232 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

nonfiction memoir challenging dark emotional medium-paced
This Woven Kingdom by Tahereh Mafi

This Woven Kingdom

This Woven Kingdom #1

Tahereh Mafi

13 hours, 25 minutes • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction fantasy young adult adventurous mysterious medium-paced
The Haunting of Hajji Hotak and Other Stories by Jamil Jan Kochai

The Haunting of Hajji Hotak and Other Stories

Jamil Jan Kochai

288 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction literary short stories dark emotional reflective medium-paced
As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow by Zoulfa Katouh

As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow

Zoulfa Katouh

417 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction contemporary young adult emotional hopeful sad medium-paced
Snow by Orhan Pamuk

Snow

Orhan Pamuk

463 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)

fiction contemporary reflective medium-paced
The Enlightenment of the Greengage Tree by Shokoofeh Azar

The Enlightenment of the Greengage Tree

Shokoofeh Azar

268 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction literary magical realism challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
Girls of Riyadh by Rajaa Alsanea

Girls of Riyadh

Rajaa Alsanea

320 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

fiction romance emotional funny medium-paced
Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood by Marjane Satrapi

Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood

Persepolis #1-4

Marjane Satrapi

153 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

nonfiction graphic novel memoir emotional informative reflective medium-paced