Richard van Leeuwen

14 books

Children of the Alley by Peter Theroux, Naguib Mahfouz

Children of the Alley

Peter Theroux, Naguib Mahfouz

464 pages • first pub 1959 (editions)

fiction classics reflective medium-paced
The Corpse Exhibition and Other Stories of Iraq by Hassan Blasim

The Corpse Exhibition and Other Stories of Iraq

Hassan Blasim

196 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

fiction historical magical realism short stories dark slow-paced
The Gate of the Courtyard by Dr Sahar a. Khalifeh

The Gate of the Courtyard

Dr Sahar a. Khalifeh

166 pages • missing pub info (editions)

fiction classics literary challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Palace of Desire by Naguib Mahfouz

Palace of Desire

The Cairo Trilogy #2

Naguib Mahfouz

432 pages • first pub 1957 (editions)

fiction historical challenging reflective slow-paced
Palace Walk by Naguib Mahfouz

Palace Walk

The Cairo Trilogy #1

Naguib Mahfouz

504 pages • first pub 1956 (editions)

fiction historical challenging reflective slow-paced
The Search by Mohamed Islam, Naguib Mahfouz

The Search

Mohamed Islam, Naguib Mahfouz

133 pages • first pub 1964 (editions)

fiction classics reflective slow-paced
The Stone of Laughter by Sophie Bennett, Hoda Barakat

The Stone of Laughter

Sophie Bennett, Hoda Barakat

210 pages • first pub 1990 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ challenging reflective medium-paced
The Travels of Ibn Battutah by Ibn Battuta, Tim Mackintosh-Smith

The Travels of Ibn Battutah

Ibn Battuta, Tim Mackintosh-Smith

332 pages • first pub 1355 (editions)

nonfiction classics history travel adventurous informative slow-paced
Yalo by Peter Theroux, Elias Khoury

Yalo

Peter Theroux, Elias Khoury

317 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)

fiction politics challenging dark emotional slow-paced
Adrift on the Nile by Naguib Mahfouz

Adrift on the Nile

Naguib Mahfouz

167 pages • first pub 1966 (editions)

fiction reflective slow-paced