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    I Sweep the Sun Off Rooftops

    Hanan al-Shaykh,Hanan Al-Shaykh

    At the intersection of tradition and modernity, East and West, childhood and adulthood, the characters in this book find their way through the shifting and ambiguous power relationships that change…

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    Mazya Ammichi Goshta

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    MARRIED AT A YOUNG AGE AGAINST HER WILL, KAMILA SOON FELL HEAD-OVER-HEELS IN LOVE WITH ANOTHER MAN-AND WAS THUS FORCED TO CHOOSE BETWEEN HER CHILDREN AND HER LOVER. AS THE…

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    The Occasional Virgin: A Novel

    Hanan al-Shaykh

    Consists of the English translation of two Arabic works previously published separately under the titles: Imra'ataan alaa shaaoti’ al-baohr (2003), and, Adhaaraa Lundunistaan (2015).

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    The Occasional Virgin

    Hanan al-Shaykh

    Yvonne and Huda have come a long way. Attractive, successful and glamorous, their brilliant ascent has flung them far from Lebanon, and each other.

    Now it’s only on their rarely…

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    The Locust and the Bird: My Mother’s Story

    Hanan al-Shaykh

    Originally published: London: Bloomsbury Pub., 2009.

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    Women of Sand and Myrrh: A Novel

    Hanan al-Shaykh

    In an unnamed Arab country, four women–Suha, who has a management degree; Tamr, who went on a hunger strike to learn to read; Suzanne, who pretends to commit suicide; and…

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    Only in London

    Hanan al-Shaykh

    As a flight from Dubai comes into London’s Heathrow and hits turbulence, four people from different corners of the Arab world are thrown together. Landing safely they go their separate…

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    One Thousand and One Nights

    Hanan Al-Shaykh

    The Arab world’s greatest folk stories re-imagined by the acclaimed Lebanese novelist Hanan al-Shaykh, published to coincide with the world tour of a magnificent musical and theatrical production directed by…

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    The Locust and the Bird: My Mother’s Story

    Hanan Al-Shaykh

    Locust and the Bird: My Mother’s Story .

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    I Sweep the Sun Off Rooftops

    Hanan Al-Shaykh

    At the intersection of tradition and modernity, East and West, childhood and adulthood, the characters in this book find their way through the shifting and ambiguous power relationships that change…

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    Only in London

    Hanan Al-Shaykh

    As a flight from Dubai comes into London’s Heathrow and hits turbulence, four people from different corners of the Arab world are thrown together. Landing safely they go their separate…

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    The Story of Zahra: A Novel

    Hanan al-Shaykh,Hanan Shaykh

    The haunting story of a young Lebanese woman who attempts to stem the violence in Beirut by initiating a sexual liaison with a sniper has lifted the corner of a…

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    A Nose and Three Eyes

    Ihsan Abdel Kouddous

    Written by iconic Egyptian novelist Ihsan Abdel Kouddous, this classic of love, desire, and family breakdown smashed through taboos when first published in Arabic and continues to captivate audiences today

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    A Nose and Three Eyes

    Ihsan Abdel Kouddous

    Written by iconic Egyptian novelist Ihsan Abdel Kouddous, this classic of love, desire, and family breakdown smashed through taboos when first published in Arabic and continues to captivate audiences today

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    Beirut Blues

    Hanan al-Shaykh,Ohanaan Shaykh

    The daring fragmented structure of this epistolary novel mirrors the chaos surrounding the heroine, Asmahan, as she futilely writes letters to her loved ones, to her friends, to Beirut, and…

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    One Thousand and One Nights

    Hanan al-Shaykh,Tim Supple

    This unique stage adaptation of the ancient tales unearths their true character from the oldest Arabic manuscripts: erotic, brutal, witty, poetic and complex. Adapted by leading theatre-maker Tim Supple, from…

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    One Thousand and One Nights: A Retelling

    Hanan al-Shaykh

    An evocative reimagining of nineteen tales from the classic story about young queen Shahrazad’s efforts to save her life from a brutal husband focuses on female characters at the heart…

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