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  • The Beauty Hunters

    Sudanese Bedouin Poetry, Evolution and Impact

    by Adil Babikir ...
    Series series On African Poetry
    Named a Notable African Book of 2023 by *Brittle PaperThe Beauty Hunters* offers a rare insight into Sudanese Bedouin poetry, its evolution, aesthetics, and impact. Through an in-depth profile of al-Ḥārdallo, the doyen of this art form, Adil Babikir explores the attributes that established him as a poet of international stature. The life of al-Ḥārdallo was a series of journeys in pursuit of beauty ... Read more

    $33.99 CAD

  • Samahani

    by Abdelazziz Baraka Sakin ...
    Translated by Mayada Ibrahim, Adil Babikir ...
    Series Book 4 - Foundry Mediterranean Collection
    Samahani, the latest work by Sudanese author Abdelaziz Baraka Sakin, winner of the 2020 Prix de la Littérture Arabe, means 'forgive me' in Swahili, two words that stand in stark contrast to everything that happens in this novel.Set in 19th century Zanzibar, this is a dark story of slavery, cruelty and vengeance, that depict the agonies of the native Zanzibaris at the hands of both Europeans and ... Read more

    $14.99 CAD

  • Modern Sudanese Poetry

    An Anthology

    Edited by Adil Babikir ...
    Series series African Poetry Book
    Spanning more than six decades of Sudan’s post-independence history, this collection features work by some of Sudan’s most renowned modern poets, largely unknown in the United States. Adil Babikir’s extensive introduction provides a conceptual framework to help the English reader understand the cultural context. Translated from Arabic, the collection addresses a wide range of themes—identity, love ... Read more

    $22.99 CAD

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    by Najwan Darwish ...
    Translated by Kareem James Abu-Zeid ...
    A much-anticipated follow-up to Nothing More to Lose, this is only the second poetry collection translated into English from a vital voice of Arabic literature.“We drag histories behind us,” the Palestinian poet Najwan Darwish writes in Exhausted on the Cross, “here / where there’s neither land / nor sky.” In pared-down lines, brilliantly translated from the Arabic by Kareem James Abu-Zeid, ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD

  • Faces of Love

    Hafez and the Poets of Shiraz (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)

    Translated by Dick Davis ...
    by Hafez, Jahan Malek Khatun, Obayd-e Zakani ...
    Series series Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition
    Acclaimed translator Dick Davis breathes new life into the timeless works of three masters of 14th-century Persian literatureTogether, Hafez, a giant of world literature; Jahan Malek Khatun, an eloquent princess; and Obayd-e Zakani, a dissolute satirist, represent one of the most remarkable literary flowerings of any era. All three lived in the famed city of Shiraz, a provincial capital of south ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD

  • Gates of Anubis

    by Kylie Quillinan ...
    Series Book 4 - The Amarna Age
    The Eye of Horus is almost within Ankhesenamun's grasp. But when she reaches her destination, what awaits her is nothing like she had expected.She was warned the gods wouldn't allow the Eye to be easily found. She was told she might crave its power for herself. She didn't take either warning seriously enough.Ankhesenamun will be tested until she breaks and only then will the gods decide whether ... Read more

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  • The Quarter

    by Naguib Mahfouz ...
    Translated by Roger Allen ...
    Series series Saqi Bookshelf
    Meet the people of Cairo's Gamaliya quarter. There is Nabqa, son of Adam the waterseller who can only speak truths; the beautiful and talented Tawhida who does not age with time; Ali Zaidan, the gambler, late to love; and Boss Saqr who stashes his money above the bath. A neighbourhood of demons, dancing and sweet halva, the quarter keeps quiet vigil over the secrets of all who live there. This ... Read more

    $10.89 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • In the Presence of Absence

    by Mahmoud Darwish ...
    Translated by Sinan Antoon ...
    Winner of the 2012 National Translation Award“What Sinan [Antoon] has done with In the Presence of Absence is a kind of miraculous work of dedication and love. Reading this volume is sheer enjoyment and sublimity.”**—Saadi Yousef“There are two maps of Palestine that politicians will never manage to forfeit: the one kept in the memories of Palestinian refugees, and that which is drawn by Darwish’s ... Read more

    $12.79 CAD

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  • Travels with a Tangerine

    A Journey in the Footnotes of Ibn Battutah

    by Tim Mackintosh-Smith ...
    Ibn Battutah set out in 1325 from his native Tangier on the pilgrimage to Mecca. By the time he returned twenty-nine years later, he had visited most of the known world, travelling three times the distance Marco Polo covered. Spiritual backpacker, social climber, temporary hermit and failed ambassador, he braved brigands, blisters and his own prejudices. The outcome was a monumental travel classic ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

  • Rumi: Swallowing the Sun

    by Franklin D. Lewis ...
    A beautifully presented volume that draws from the breadth of the great Persian poet’s workTimeless and eternal, the poetry of Jalal al-Din Rumi is loved the world over. The best-selling poet from America to Afghanistan, his words are as relevant today as ever, still resonating with contemporary concerns of both East and West alike. Commemorating the 800th anniversary of Rumi's birth, this ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

  • Selected Poetry ~ English, Urdu, Persian & Punjabi

    by Tahir Khan Arzani ...
    This collection of contemporary poetry is written in four languages: English, Urdu, Persian & Punjabi, with a stunning presentation of background images that compliment the poems. He writes the traditional Ghazal along with experimenting with other contemporary styles of poetic form. All poetry and photo paintings are created by Tahir Khan Arzani. Includes also a thoughtful introduction composed ... Read more

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  • Stealing Fire

    by Jo Graham ...
    Alexander the Great's soldier, Lydias of Miletus, has survived the final campaigns of the king's life. He now has to deal with the chaos surrounding his death. Lydias throws his lot in with Ptolemy, one of Alexander's generals who has grabbed Egypt as his personal territory. Aided by the eunuch Bagoas, the Persian archer Artashir, and the Athenian courtesan Thais, Ptolemy and Lydias must take on ... Read more

    $12.99 CAD