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Modern Arab masters
living authors · a taste of the culture
B2The Yacoubian Building
Alaa Al Aswany
B2Memory in the Flesh
Ahlam Mosteghanemi
B2Midaq Alley
Naguib Mahfouz
B2Frankenstein in Baghdad
Ahmed Saadawi
B2Celestial Bodies
Jokha Alharthi
B1Taxi
Khaled Al Khamissi
B2The Map of Love
Ahdaf Soueif
B1Girls of Riyadh
Rajaa Alsanea
B2Chicago
Alaa Al Aswany
B2Azazeel
Youssef Ziedan
B2Sons of the People: The Mamluk Trilogy
Reem Bassiouny
B2The Days
Taha Hussein
B2Woman at Point Zero
Nawal El Saadawi
B2Sunset Oasis
Bahaa Taher
B2Zaat
Sonallah Ibrahim
B2Zayni Barakat
Gamal al-Ghitani
B2Granada
Radwa Ashour
B2Utopia
Ahmed Khaled Towfik
B2The Open Door
Latifa al-Zayyat
B2The Golden Chariot
Salwa Bakr
B2No One Sleeps in Alexandria
Ibrahim Abdel Meguid
B2The Sin
Yusuf Idris
B2Return of the Spirit
Tawfiq al-Hakim
B2The Lamp of Umm Hashim
Yahya Haqqi
Arabic heritage
Kalila, Gibran — what others don't have
B1The Lion and the Bull
Kalila wa Dimna (Ibn al-Muqaffa)
B1The Monkey and the Turtle
Kalila wa Dimna (Ibn al-Muqaffa)
B1The Crow and the Snake
Kalila wa Dimna (Ibn al-Muqaffa)
B1The Rat and the Cat
Kalila wa Dimna (Ibn al-Muqaffa)
B1The Hares and the Elephants
Kalila wa Dimna (Ibn al-Muqaffa)
B1The Ascetic and the Weasel
Kalila wa Dimna (Ibn al-Muqaffa)
B2On Giving
Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet
B2On Children
Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet
B2On Work
Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet
B2The Prophet
Kahlil Gibran
B2Kalila wa Dimna — full original
Ibn al-Muqaffa
B2Maqamat al-Hariri
al-Hariri
B2Maqamat al-Hamadhani
Badi al-Zaman al-Hamadhani
B2The Ring of the Dove
Ibn Hazm
B2The Misers
al-Jahiz
B2The Epistle of Forgiveness
al-Maarri
B2Nahj al-Balagha
Imam Ali
B2Maqamat al-Suyuti
al-Suyuti
B2Tales of Fools and Simpletons
Ibn al-Jawzi
B2One Thousand and One Nights — Part I
folk classic
B2Hayy ibn Yaqzan
Ibn Tufayl
World classics
full books, read cover to cover
B2The Count of Monte Cristo
Alexandre Dumas
B2The Three Musketeers
Alexandre Dumas
B1Robinson Crusoe
Daniel Defoe
B1Treasure Island
Robert Louis Stevenson
B1Around the World in Eighty Days
Jules Verne
B1Alice in Wonderland
Lewis Carroll
A2The Wizard of Oz
L. Frank Baum
A2Pinocchio
Carlo Collodi
B1Peter Pan
J. M. Barrie
B1The Jungle Book
Rudyard Kipling
B1A Christmas Carol
Charles Dickens
B2Oliver Twist
Charles Dickens
B1The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Mark Twain
B2Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
Jules Verne
B1Journey to the Center of the Earth
Jules Verne
B2Frankenstein
Mary Shelley
B2Dracula
Bram Stoker
B1The Time Machine
H. G. Wells
B2The War of the Worlds
H. G. Wells
B2Sherlock Holmes
Arthur Conan Doyle
A2Cinderella
Brothers Grimm / Charles Perrault
A2Snow White
Brothers Grimm
A2Hansel and Gretel
Brothers Grimm
B1Sleeping Beauty
Charles Perrault / Brothers Grimm
Science fiction
Wells, Stapledon and more — complete
B2The Scarlet Plague
Jack London
B2The Wonderful Visit
Herbert George Wells
B2The Clockwork Man
E. V. Odle
B2Star Maker
Olaf Stapledon
B2The Food of the Gods
Herbert George Wells
B2Our War with Monaco
Edward Page Mitchell
B2The Terrible Voyage of the Toad
Edward Page Mitchell
B2The Tachypomp
Edward Page Mitchell
B2A Story of the Days to Come
Herbert George Wells
B2The Lord of the Dynamos
Herbert George Wells
B2The Story of the Deluge
Edward Page Mitchell
B2Filmer
Herbert George Wells
B2The Cave of the Splurgles
Edward Page Mitchell
B2The Cone
Herbert George Wells
B2The Wonderful Corot
Edward Page Mitchell
B2The Flying Weathercock
Edward Page Mitchell
B2Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom
Cory Doctorow
B2The Facts in the Ratcliff Case
Edward Page Mitchell
B2The Last Cruise of the Judas Iscariot
Edward Page Mitchell
B2An Uncommon Sort of Spectre
Edward Page Mitchell
B2Under the Knife
Herbert George Wells
B2Back from That Bourne
Edward Page Mitchell
B2The Purple Pileus
Herbert George Wells
B2The Devil's Funeral
Edward Page Mitchell
Detective fiction
the genre's golden age — full texts
B2The Red Thumb Mark
R. Austin Freeman
B2The Three Hostages
John Buchan
B2The Mystery of 31 New Inn
R. Austin Freeman
B2The Island of Sheep
John Buchan
B2Step in the Dark
Ethel Lina White
B2To Love and Be Wise
Josephine Tey
B2The Crime Doctor
Ernest William Hornung
B2Brat Farrar
Josephine Tey
B2The Three Just Men
Edgar Wallace
B2The Daughter of Time
Josephine Tey
B2The Division Bell Mystery
Ellen Wilkinson
B2A Scream in Soho
John G. Brandon
B2The Shop Window Murders
John Haslette Vahey
B2The Borough Treasurer
J. S. Fletcher
B2The Charing Cross Mystery
J. S. Fletcher
B2Dead Men's Money
J. S. Fletcher
B2The Leavenworth Case
Anna Katharine Green
B2A Rock in the Baltic
Robert Barr
B2Lady Alicia's Emeralds
Robert Barr
B2The Great Impersonation
E. Phillips Oppenheim
B2The Kingdom of the Blind
E. Phillips Oppenheim
B2The Devil's Paw
E. Phillips Oppenheim
B2The Sword Maker
Robert Barr
B2The Middle Temple Murder
J. S. Fletcher
Fables and tales
short, a gentle start
A2The Tortoise and the Hare
Aesop
A2The Ant and the Grasshopper
Aesop
A2The Lion and the Mouse
Aesop
A1The Fox and the Grapes
Aesop
A2The Boy Who Cried Wolf
Aesop
A2The Crow and the Pitcher
Aesop
B1The North Wind and the Sun
Aesop
B1The Lion and the Bull
Kalila wa Dimna (Ibn al-Muqaffa)
B1The Monkey and the Turtle
Kalila wa Dimna (Ibn al-Muqaffa)
B1The Crow and the Snake
Kalila wa Dimna (Ibn al-Muqaffa)
B1The Rat and the Cat
Kalila wa Dimna (Ibn al-Muqaffa)
B1The Hares and the Elephants
Kalila wa Dimna (Ibn al-Muqaffa)
B1The Ascetic and the Weasel
Kalila wa Dimna (Ibn al-Muqaffa)
B2Kalila wa Dimna — full original
Ibn al-Muqaffa
A2Andersen's Fairy Tales (Collection 1)
Hans Christian Andersen
World bestsellers
cover, summary, where to buy
B1The Alchemist
Paulo Coelho
B2The Kite Runner
Khaled Hosseini
B2A Thousand Splendid Suns
Khaled Hosseini
B2The Prophet
Kahlil Gibran
A2The Little Prince
Antoine de Saint-Exupery
B1The Old Man and the Sea
Ernest Hemingway
B1Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
J. K. Rowling
B1The Hobbit
J. R. R. Tolkien
B21984
George Orwell
B2The Stranger
Albert Camus
B2Pride and Prejudice
Jane Austen
B2The Great Gatsby
F. Scott Fitzgerald
B1Animal Farm
George Orwell
B2To Kill a Mockingbird
Harper Lee
B2One Hundred Years of Solitude
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
B1Life of Pi
Yann Martel
B2The Book Thief
Markus Zusak
B2Brave New World
Aldous Huxley
B2The Lord of the Rings
J. R. R. Tolkien
For beginners
levels A1–A2
A2The Wizard of Oz
L. Frank Baum
A2Pinocchio
Carlo Collodi
A2Cinderella
Brothers Grimm / Charles Perrault
A2Snow White
Brothers Grimm
A2Hansel and Gretel
Brothers Grimm
A2Rapunzel
Brothers Grimm
A2Little Red Riding Hood
Charles Perrault / Brothers Grimm
A2The Ugly Duckling
Hans Christian Andersen
A2The Emperor's New Clothes
Hans Christian Andersen
A2Thumbelina
Hans Christian Andersen
A2The Little Match Girl
Hans Christian Andersen
A2The Tortoise and the Hare
Aesop
A2The Ant and the Grasshopper
Aesop
A2The Lion and the Mouse
Aesop
A1The Fox and the Grapes
Aesop
A2The Boy Who Cried Wolf
Aesop
A2The Crow and the Pitcher
Aesop
A2The Smell of Food
Folk tales of Juha
A2Juha and the Beggar
Folk tales of Juha
A2Juha on the Roof
Folk tales of Juha
A2The Little Prince
Antoine de Saint-Exupery
A2Andersen's Fairy Tales (Collection 1)
Hans Christian Andersen