Arab and Arab Diaspora Literature We Recommend
- List of the Month
- April 2024 (see all)
- Description
- In honor of Arab American Heritage Month, our List of the Month this April is devoted to Arab and Arab Diaspora Literature that we have read and recommend. For the purpose of this list, "literature" is defined to include fiction, poetry and plays. It does not include history, sociology, or other non-fiction works. Books should be written by Arab / Arab diaspora authors, which we define as being ethnically Arab, and either coming from Arabic-speaking nations and peoples, or descended from those nations and peoples. Please do not include Turkish, Persian or Afghani authors. Each participant may vote on ten titles. Please only downvote titles if they do not fit the theme, and are not Arab or Arab Diaspora literature.
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795 members
33 reviews
½ 3.6
Score 18.56
Added 2024-04-09, 06:47 PM
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1,158 members
17 reviews
½ 4.3
Score 17.77
Added 2024-04-09, 05:26 PM
- 5 Members
- Pferdina, nessreader, susanbooks, Dilara86, hikarugenji
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777 members
40 reviews
3.8
Score 17.23
Added 2024-04-09, 09:33 PM
- 5 Members
- msjudy, Onilyn, lillybaker123, micathe.local.femboy, claudiashakti
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2,044 members
96 reviews
½ 3.6
Score 11.04
Added 2024-04-09, 05:01 PM
- 3 Members
- lilithcat, kleo, micathe.local.femboy
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by Kamel Daoud
885 members
37 reviews
½ 3.5
Score 10.04
Added 2024-04-09, 08:24 PM
- 3 Members
- thorold, FAMeulstee, nessreader
- Explanations
- thorold: The Algerian view of Albert Camus’ L’étranger
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- 3 Members
- AbigailAdams26, micathe.local.femboy, claudiashakti
- Explanations
- AbigailAdams26: An engaging work of middle grade fiction from Palestinian American author Naomi Shihab Nye, about a young boy facing a move from his home country of Oman to the US.
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1,361 members
95 reviews
½ 3.6
Score 7.36
Added 2024-04-10, 12:01 AM
- 2 Members
- yoyogod, micathe.local.femboy
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47 members
2 reviews
½ 4.3
Score 7.04
Added 2024-04-13, 12:51 PM
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524 members
11 reviews
½ 3.3
Score 6.4
Added 2024-04-09, 09:28 PM
- 2 Members
- LolaWalser, micathe.local.femboy
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316 members
9 reviews
½ 3.7
Score 6.4
Added 2024-04-09, 09:32 PM
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63 members
2 reviews
3.9
Score 6.19
Added 2024-04-10, 03:06 PM
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by Alifa Rifaat
194 members
3 reviews
3.9
Score 5.71
Added 2024-04-09, 09:28 PM
- 2 Members
- LolaWalser, susanbooks
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- 2 Members
- FAMeulstee, AnnieMod
- Explanations
- AnnieMod: The 2019 winner of the International Prize for Arabic Fiction
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37
- Member
- AbigailAdams26
- Explanations
- AbigailAdams26: A heartbreaking picture book from Lebanese American author Hayan Charara about a child's experience of war.
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47
- Member
- AbigailAdams26
- Explanations
- AbigailAdams26: A lovely picture book from Arab American author Cathy Camper, featuring the bond between grandmother and granddaughter, and their appreciation for the natural world around them.
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- Member
- fannyprice
- Explanations
- fannyprice: An amazing novel about a gay man trying to cope with life and come to terms with his identity during the Lebanese Civil War in the late 1980s.
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- Member
- AbigailAdams26
- Explanations
- AbigailAdams26: A gorgeous retelling of an Arabian Cinderella variant from Qatari author Kaltham Al-Ghanem.
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- Member
- AbigailAdams26
- Explanations
- AbigailAdams26: A heartfelt and poignant picture book examination of the loss of a grandparent, from Omani author/artist Ibtihaj Al-Harthi.
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48 members
4 reviews
4.1
Score 2.56
Added 2024-04-09, 04:43 PM
- Member
- AbigailAdams26
- Explanations
- AbigailAdams26: A gorgeous picture book with multimedia artwork from Egyptian author and artist Mohieddine Ellabbad.
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228 members
2 reviews
4
Score -4
Added 2024-04-18, 03:48 PM
- Explanations
- lilithcat : Not fiction or poetry, not by an Arabic (or diasporic) author.
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- Member
- Helenliz,lilithcat , , ,fannyprice ,AnnieMod ,Rommert ,Michael.Rimmer ,
- Explanations
- lilithcat : Author is Turkish, not Arabic.
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906 members
22 reviews
3.8
Score -14
Added 2024-04-09, 05:30 PM
- Explanations
- lilithcat : Neither fiction nor poetry.
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by Bee Rowlatt
127 members
10 reviews
½ 3.6
Score -16
Added 2024-04-09, 06:48 PM
- Explanations
- lilithcat : Neither fiction nor poetry.
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by Omar Khayyám
2,928 members
34 reviews
4
Score -18
Added 2024-04-10, 06:07 AM
- Member
- cipeciop, ,lilithcat , , ,fannyprice ,AnnieMod ,susanbooks ,Rommert ,Michael.Rimmer , ,
- Explanations
- lilithcat : What susanbooks said; Persians are not Arabs.susanbooks: Wonderful work, but Persian.
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30,397 members
896 reviews
½ 4.3
Score -22
Added 2024-04-09, 06:18 PM
- Explanations
- lilithcat : Author is Afghani, not Arabic.susanbooks: Not Arab.
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