Books

Fadhil al-Azzawi’s The Traveler and the Innkeeper (American University Press, 2011, trans William M. Hutchins) treads much the same ground…

Discussions of Muslim-Coptic relations have been riding the post-25 January swing of hope, denial and despair. In one moment, Muslims…

Hisham Matar’s Anatomy of a Disappearance has an air of tea-service fragility. The Libyan-British author’s second novel - following his…

“I am an Egyptian citizen, I do not belong to any party, I don’t belong to [the formerly ruling] National…

Since the revolution, many books have been published on former President Hosni Mubarak, his son Gamal, and their entourage. Everyday,…

Balsam al-Saad took a moment on 1 May to assess a momentous first year at Cairo’s only children’s bookstore, and…

Finding quality books for a reasonable price in Cairo can be a daunting task. And for those especially keen on…

The opening of the 2011 Palestine Festival of Literature, popularly known as PalFest, was overshadowed this year both by the…

The Fall of the Inheritor's Gang (Konouz, 2011) by journalist Hamada Emam discusses the rise of Gamal Mubarak and the…

For people keen on unearthing the best of Western and Arabic literature, the collection of mini-libraries and bookstores under the…