Of course, my first response was that the scope was a bit on the broad side. Such a project might take a lifetime or two.Continue Reading

Regular readers have seen this list before. However, as new books have appeared in translation, it’s time for an update.

Below, you’ll find the best hundred (well, really 105) Arabic novels as selected by the Arab Writers Union. The rankings are sometimes puzzling, and one imagines there was a good deal of horse-trading involved, but lists are nevertheless fun.Continue Reading

What are the best 105 Arabic books of the 20th century? Below, you’ll find the best hundred (well, really 105) Arabic novels as selected by the Arab Writers Union.  One imagines there was a bit of horse-trading involved (how did they arrive at 105?), but lists are nevertheless fun. YourContinue Reading