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Based on the True Story of Enaiatollah Akbari
by Fabio Geda
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by Celina Baljeet Basra
Published Nov 2024
Read ReviewsFor fans of Vikas Swarup and Charles Yu, the story of a starry-eyed cinephile who leaves his rural village in Punjab to pursue his dreams - a formally daring debut novel set against the global migration crisis.
by Tahmima Anam
Published Jun 2017
Read ReviewsFrom the award-winning, nationally bestselling author of A Golden Age and The Good Muslim comes a lyrical, deeply moving modern love story about belonging, migration, tragedy, survival, and the mysteries of origins.
by Kenneth Bonert
Published Sep 2014
Read ReviewsA thrilling ride through the life of one fumbling young hero, The Lion Seeker is a glorious reinvention of the classic family and coming-of-age sagas.
by Qais Akbar Omar
Published Apr 2014
Read ReviewsWith all the emotional power of The Kite Runner, this is the very first true life account of growing up in Afghanistan, by a writer who still lives in Kabul.
by Sonali Deraniyagala
Published Jan 2014
Read ReviewsA brave, intimate, beautifully crafted memoir by a survivor of the tsunami that struck the Sri Lankan coast in 2004 and took her entire family.
by Kaye Starbird
Published Jun 2013
Read ReviewsSpanning the tumultuous war years, The Lion in the Lei Shop deftly recaptures a dramatic chapter of American history, giving a rarely-heard voice to the women and children of Pearl Harbor.
by Stephen Dau
Published Feb 2013
Read ReviewsAn exceptional debut novel about a young Muslim war orphan whose family is killed in a military operation gone wrong, and the American soldier to whom his fate, and survival, is bound.
by Amara Lakhous
Published Mar 2012
Read ReviewsThe Italian secret service has received intel that a group of Muslim immigrants is planning a terrorist attack. Christian Mazzari, a young Sicilian who speaks perfect Arabic, goes undercover to infiltrate the group and to learn who its leaders are.
by Izzeldin Abuelaish
Published Jan 2012
Read ReviewsThe extraordinary, riveting story of a Palestinian doctor who, rather than seek revenge after witnessing his three daughters' deaths by Israeli tank shells, continues his humanitarian call for the people of the region to come together in understanding, respect, and peace.
It's Easier to Reach Heaven Than the End of the Street
by Emma Williams
Published Dec 2009
Read ReviewsA deeply affecting memoir and a unique contribution to our understanding of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.
by Khaled Hosseini
Published Nov 2008
Read ReviewsAt once an incredible chronicle of thirty years of Afghan history and a deeply moving story of family, friendship, faith, and the salvation to be found in love.
by Khaled Hosseini
Published Apr 2004
Read ReviewsAn epic tale of fathers and sons, of friendship and betrayal, that takes us from Afghanistan in the final days of the monarchy to the atrocities of the present.
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