Great Books for Arab American Heritage Month

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The disappearance of Mr. Nobody : a novel
Ṭībāwī, Aḥmad
Paper Book
WINNER OF THE NAGUIB MAHFOUZ MEDAL FOR LITERATURE A BEST NEW BOOK OF 2023 (THE NEW ARAB) A "spare, well-crafted and compelling" (Samah Selim) novel in which a man in Algiers disappears without trace and the detective in search of him finds more than he expected ...
An unlasting home : a novel
Al-Nakib, Mai
Paper Book
"So fresh and unsettling that it will enchant you from the first page and linger for days after reading...Its epic family saga style echoes that of Hala Alyan's Salt Houses and The Arsonists' City, Ayad Akhtar's Homeland Elegies, and Min Jin Lee's Pachinko." -- Los...
Evil eye : a novel
Rum, Etaf
Paper Book
An NPR Best Book of the Year · A Time Magazine Most Anticipated Book of the Year "A moving meditation on motherhood, intergenerational trauma and how surface appearances often obscure a deeper truth. . . . A stunning second novel from a writer who set the bar very high with her...
Enter ghost : a novel
Hammad, Isabella
Paper Book
Winner of the Aspen Words Literary Prize  Winner of the Royal Society of Literature's Encore Award  Shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction  A New York Times and Washington Post Notable Book of the Year "Assured...
The stardust thief
Abdullah, Chelsea
Paper Book
Inspired by stories from One Thousand and One Nights, this book weaves together the gripping tale of a legendary smuggler, a cowardly prince, and a dangerous quest across the desert to find a legendary, magical lamp. Neither here nor there, but long ago . . .  ...

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