Arab American Heritage - adults

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Against the loveless world : a novel
Abulhawa, Susan
Paper Book
Arab American Book Award Winner 2021 Aspen Words Literary Prize Finalist 2020 Athenaeum Literary Award Finalist 2020 Palestine Book Awards Winner Longlisted for Rathbones Folio Prize "Susan Abulhawa possesses the heart of a...

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Alligator & other stories
Alzayat, Dima
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The award-winning stories in Dima Alzayat's collection are luminous and tender, whether dealing with a woman performing burial rites for her brother in "Ghusl," or a great-aunt struggling to explain cultural identity to her niece in "Once We Were Syrians." Alzayat's stories are...

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Amreekiya A Novel
Mahmoud, Lena
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Isra Shadi lives in California with her paternal Palestinian family--her amu (uncle), amtu (aunt), and cousins--after the death of her American mother and abandonment by her father at a young age. Ever the outcast in her amu and amtu's household, Isra is encouraged to marry and...

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Bride of the sea : a novel
Quotah, Eman
Paper Book
NAMED MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK by Bustle * Goodreads * Ms. Magazine * Popsugar * Electric Literature * Chicago Review of Books * Newsweek * Alma * and more Arab American Book Award Winner for Fiction Shortlisted for the 2022 William...

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Girls of Riyadh
??ni?, Raj?? ?Abd All?h.
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A bold new voice from Saudi Arabia spins a fascinating tale of four young women attempting to navigate the narrow straits between love, desire, fulfillment, and Islamic tradition In her debut novel Rajaa Alsanea reveals the social, romantic, and sexual tribulations of four young women from the elite...

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A map of home : a novel
Jarrar, Randa.
Paper Book
From America to the Middle East and back again-- the sparkling story of one girl's childhood, by an exciting new voice in literary fiction In this fresh, funny, and fearless debut novel, Randa Jarrar chronicles the coming-of-age of Nidali, one of the most unique and irrepressible...

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The Moor's account : a novel
Lalami, Laila
Paper Book
PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST * A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK * The imagined memoirs of the first black explorer of America--this "stunning [book] sheds light on all of the possible the New World exploration stories that didn't make history" (Huffington Post). In these...

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The other Americans
Lalami, Laila
Paper Book
NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST * ONE OF TIME MAGAZINE'S 100 BEST MYSTERY AND THRILLER BOOKS OF ALL TIME * Timely, riveting, and unforgettable, The Other Americans is at once a family saga, a murder mystery, and a love story informed by the treacherous fault lines of...

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Salt houses
Alyan, Hala
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Winner of the Dayton Literary Peace Prize and the Arab American Book Award A Best Book of the Year: NPR * NYLON * Kirkus * Bustle * BookPage "What does home mean when you no longer have a house--or a...

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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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A woman is no man : a novel
Rum, Etaf
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A Goodreads Choice Awards Finalist for Best Fiction and Best Debut * BookBrowse's Best Book of the Year * A Marie Claire Best Women's Fiction of the Year * A Real Simple Best Book of the Year * A PopSugar Best Book of the Year * A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice * A...

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