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Middle Eastern Books

Books selected for readers looking for middle eastern books.

34 booksApril 2, 2026

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1. Nationalism, Islam and World Literature
Mohamed-Salah Omri, Tayeb Salih
Fits this list for its focus on eastern and middle.
Shelf signal: Middle Eastern Lit Crit
2. Marvellous Thieves
Paulo Lemos Horta, HORTA
Fits this list for its focus on middle.
Shelf signal: Middle Eastern Lit Crit
3. The Arabs
Eugene Rogan, Derek Perkins
Fits this list for its focus on middle.
Shelf signal: North African History
4. Reorientations / Arabic and Persian Poetry
Suzanne Pinckney Stetkevych, Suzanne Pickney Stetkevych
Fits this list for its focus on eastern and middle.
Shelf signal: Middle Eastern Lit Crit
5. Jasmine and Stars
Fatemeh Keshavarz
Included for strong culture alignment with this middle eastern list.
Shelf signal: Middle Eastern Lit Crit
6. Trials of Arab Modernity
Tarek El-Ariss
Included for strong literature alignment with this middle eastern list.
Shelf signal: Middle Eastern Lit Crit
7. The Lord
Soraya Antonius, Selma Dabbagh
Included for strong short story alignment with this middle eastern list.
Shelf signal: 20th-Century Historical Fiction
8. Modern Arab American Fiction
Steven Salaita
Included for strong american alignment with this middle eastern list.
Shelf signal: Middle Eastern Lit Crit
9. Modern Arabic Fiction
Salma Khadra Jayyusi
Included for strong short story alignment with this middle eastern list.
Shelf signal: Middle Eastern Lit Crit
10. Humor in Middle Eastern Cinema
Gayatri Devi, Najat Rahman
Fits this list for its focus on eastern and middle.
Shelf signal: Middle Eastern Lit Crit
11. Contemporary Arab-american Literature
Carol Fadda-Conrey
Strong fit for this middle eastern list in the middle eastern lit crit lane.
Shelf signal: Middle Eastern Lit Crit
12. Creative Reckonings
Jessica Winegar
Fits this list for its focus on middle.
Shelf signal: Ancient & Classical Art History
13. The Arabic Novel
Roger M. A. Allen, Roger Allen
Fits this list for its focus on eastern and middle.
Shelf signal: Middle Eastern Lit Crit
14. Recognizing the Stranger
Isabella Hammad
Strong fit for this middle eastern list in the middle eastern lit crit lane.
Shelf signal: Middle Eastern Lit Crit
15. A Matter of Fate
Dalya Cohen-Mor
Fits this list for its focus on eastern and middle.
Shelf signal: Middle Eastern Lit Crit
16. Tales From Rumi
Ali Fuat Bilkan, Jalal ad-Din Muhammad ar-Rumi
Fits this list for its focus on eastern and middle.
Shelf signal: Country & Ethnic Folktales
17. Perfect Victims
Mohammed El-Kurd
Included for strong politics alignment with this middle eastern list.
Shelf signal: Human Rights
18. Satellite Realms
Naomi Sakr
Fits this list for its focus on eastern and middle.
Shelf signal: Middle Eastern Lit Crit
19. Our Arab
Zaina Arafat
Strong fit for this middle eastern list in the middle eastern lit crit lane.
Shelf signal: Middle Eastern Lit Crit
20. City of Lies
Ramita Navai
Strong fit for this middle eastern list in the iranian history lane.
Shelf signal: Iranian History
21. This Is Jerusalem Calling
Andrea L. Stanton
Fits this list for its focus on eastern and middle.
Shelf signal: Radio History
22. Short Stories of Yashpal, Author and Patriot
Yashpal, Corinne Friend
Fits this list for its focus on eastern and middle.
Shelf signal: Indic Literary Criticism
23. Literary Spectacles of Sultanship
Gowaart Van Den Bossche
Included for strong history alignment with this middle eastern list.
Shelf signal: Middle Eastern Lit Crit
24. Standing by the Ruins
Ken Seigneurie
Strong fit for this middle eastern list in the middle eastern lit crit lane.
Shelf signal: Middle Eastern Lit Crit