Invisible Cities 2021 (#invisiblecitiesproject) - hosted by curiousreader

Egypt
February Selection
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The Tale of Sinuhe: And Other Ancient Egyptian Poems 1940-1640 B.C. by Unknown, R.B. Parkinson

The Tale of Sinuhe: And Other Ancient Egyptian Poems 1940-1640 B.C.

Unknown, R.B. Parkinson

336 pages • first pub -1640 (editions)

nonfiction classics literary poetry slow-paced
The Yacoubian Building by Alaa Al Aswany

The Yacoubian Building

Alaa Al Aswany

255 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)

fiction literary reflective slow-paced
The Best American Travel Writing 2019 by Alexandra Fuller, Jason Wilson

The Best American Travel Writing 2019

The Best American Travel Writing #19

Alexandra Fuller, Jason Wilson

400 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

nonfiction essays travel adventurous medium-paced
A Master of Djinn by P. Djèlí Clark

A Master of Djinn

The Dead Djinn Universe #1

P. Djèlí Clark

392 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical lgbtqia+ mystery adventurous mysterious medium-paced
Midaq Alley by Trevor Le Gassick, Naguib Mahfouz

Midaq Alley

Trevor Le Gassick, Naguib Mahfouz

286 pages • first pub 1947 (editions)

fiction classics literary reflective fast-paced
La Violence Et La Dérision by Albert Cossery

La Violence Et La Dérision

Albert Cossery

177 pages • first pub 1964 (editions)

fiction funny reflective slow-paced
A Splendid Conspiracy by Alyson Waters, Albert Cossery

A Splendid Conspiracy

Alyson Waters, Albert Cossery

224 pages • first pub 1975 (editions)

fiction reflective slow-paced
The Apartment in Bab el-Louk by Donia Maher, Ahmad Nady, Ganzeer

The Apartment in Bab el-Louk

Donia Maher, Ahmad Nady, Ganzeer

84 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction comics reflective medium-paced
The Mummy Awakens (Kindle Single) (A Vintage Short) by Naguib Mahfouz

The Mummy Awakens (Kindle Single) (A Vintage Short)

Naguib Mahfouz

29 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

short stories mysterious reflective medium-paced
I Want to Get Married!: One Wannabe Bride's Misadventures with Handsome Houdinis, Technicolor Grooms, Morality Police, and Other Mr. Not-Quite-Rights by Ghada Abdel Aal, Nora Eltahawy

I Want to Get Married!: One Wannabe Bride's Misadventures with Handsome Houdinis, Technicolor Grooms, Morality Police, and Other Mr. Not-Quite-Rights

Ghada Abdel Aal, Nora Eltahawy

160 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

nonfiction short stories challenging emotional funny medium-paced