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a curated selection of 32 contemporary works that capture the depth, delight, and diversity of Egyptian literature today. Eschewing the traditional canon, our independent jury of experts searched for the most vibrant voices published over the last five years.

ABOUT ARAB VOICES

The books that were selected for the first-ever ARAB VOICES list represent the

depth and nuance, the delight and diversity of Egyptian fiction being written and

read in 2020.

 

The thirty books you’ll find within were selected by an independent,

seven-person jury made up of librarians, critics, booksellers, publishers, translators,

academics, and, most of all: passionate book-lovers.

 

Each member of the ARAB VOICES jury compiled their own lists, and the whole

group held several lively debates that were, like so many conversations in 2020, held

over Zoom. In the end, we selected the thirty-two books you find within.

FEATURED BOOKS

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French Clouds | Ghoyoum Faranseya

The Ways of the Lord | Turuq al-rab

The House of the Copt | Bayt al-qibteya

Shubeik Lubeik | Shubeik lubeik

Slipping | Iflat al-asabi’

The City of Endless Walls | Madinat al-hawaet alla-nehaiya

Zouba’s Theatre | Masrah Zouba

FEATURED AUTHORS

Explore a curated selection of contemporary Egyptian voices—fresh stories, bold genres, and brilliant narratives ready to travel the world.

Rhythm | Iqa’a

Wagdi al-Komi began his career as a writer in 2008. He has published five novels and two short story collections. His recent collection won the best short story collection prize at the Cairo International Book Fair 2018. As well as being a literary author, al-Komi is also a freelance journalist and a workshop instructor at the GoetheInstitut in Cairo, where he was chosen to lead a workshop on short stories twice in 2018 and 2019.

On the Trail of Enayat al-Zayyat | Fi athar Enayat al-Zayyat

Iman Mersal is an Egyptian poet, essayist, translator and literary scholar, and a professor of Arabic language and literature at the University of Alberta, Canada. She is the author of five books of Arabic poetry, selections from which have been translated into numerous languages. A selection of Mersal’s poetry, entitled These Are Not Oranges, My Love, translated into English by the poet Khaled Mattawa, was published in 2008. Her most recent publications include an Arabic translation of Charles Simic’s memoir, A Fly in the Soup, and How to Mend: Motherhood and its Ghosts. French rights Actes Sud. English translation forthcoming.

Shubeik Lubeik | Shubeik lubeik

Deena Mohamed Yehia is an Egyptian illustrator and designer. She first started making comics at eighteen, with her webcomic Qahera, about a visibly Muslim Egyptian superhero, which addresses social issues such as Islamophobia and misogyny. Her debut graphic novel Shubeik Lubeik is published in Arabic in Egypt and was awarded Best Graphic Novel and the Grand Prize of the Cairo Comix Festival (2017.) It was part of the exhibition on Contemporary Arab Comics at the Museum of Comics (Musée de la Bande Dessinée) in Angoulême. The English rights for all three parts of Shubeik Lubeik have been acquired by Pantheon Books for North America and Granta for the UK, for publication in spring 2021.

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