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Egypt
February Selection
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The Seven Necessary Sins for Women and Girls by Mona Eltahawy

The Seven Necessary Sins for Women and Girls

Mona Eltahawy

216 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

nonfiction feminism politics challenging informative inspiring slow-paced
The Cheapest Nights by Yusuf Idris

The Cheapest Nights

Yusuf Idris

208 pages • first pub 1954 (editions)

fiction short stories challenging reflective medium-paced
Recuerda, cuerpo by Cavafis

Recuerda, cuerpo

Cavafis

69 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

poetry medium-paced
The Queue by Basma Abdel Aziz

The Queue

Basma Abdel Aziz

8 hours, 43 minutes • first pub 2012 (editions)

fiction dystopian science fiction challenging dark tense medium-paced
Rise : the story of the Egyptian revolution as written shortly before it began by Tarek Shahin

Rise : the story of the Egyptian revolution as written shortly before it began

Tarek Shahin

132 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

nonfiction politics funny informative reflective medium-paced
La maldición de Ra: Keops y la Gran Pirámide by Naguib Mahfouz

La maldición de Ra: Keops y la Gran Pirámide

The Egyptian Trilogy #1

Naguib Mahfouz

207 pages • first pub 1939 (editions)

fiction historical adventurous challenging reflective medium-paced
A Cloudy Day on the Western Shore by Mohamed Mansi Qandil

A Cloudy Day on the Western Shore

Mohamed Mansi Qandil

392 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

fiction historical literary magical realism challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
Love Poems of Ancient Egypt by Noel Stock, Ezra Pound

Love Poems of Ancient Egypt

Noel Stock, Ezra Pound

28 pages • first pub 1978 (editions)

nonfiction poetry challenging reflective slow-paced
Ô nuit, ô mes yeux: Le Caire / Beyrouth / Damas / Jérusalem by Lamia Ziadé

Ô nuit, ô mes yeux: Le Caire / Beyrouth / Damas / Jérusalem

Lamia Ziadé

576 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

fiction emotional informative reflective medium-paced
A Certain Woman by Hala El Badry

A Certain Woman

Hala El Badry

234 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

challenging reflective medium-paced