Orientalische Literatur

The Catalyst has woken and danger is closer than ever before.Reunited at last with Hennie and the girls, Tey discovers all three are changed from when she last saw them.As their pursuers find them yet again, Tey realises they must be leaving a trail behind them. She just can't figure out how. It is only when she learns the Catalyst's identity that she will understand the truth. But can she decipher the Oracle's wisdom in time to save those she loves?Join Tey and the princesses as they journey across the ancient world in search of a safe place to call home. Warrior provides the conclusion to their journey.For readers of historical fantasy who enjoy women having adventures against a background of 18th Dynasty Egypt.

A storm. A hidden cave. A discovery buried since the fall of the Second Temple.When a sudden desert storm forces Erez to seek shelter in the cliffs of Qumran, he stumbles into a sealed burial cave - undisturbed for nearly two thousand years.Inside, he finds more than ancient remains. Faded murals, cryptic symbols, and a sealed clay jar containing an ancient scroll point to a secret long believed lost: a hidden legacy of the Essenes, the mysterious sect tied to the final days before the destruction of the Second Temple.But the scroll is not just a relic - it's a warning.As Erez begins to decipher its meaning, he is drawn into a dangerous race against powerful forces determined to keep the truth buried. Following a trail of clues across ancient sites and modern-day conspiracies, he uncovers a secret that could rewrite history - and put his life in immediate danger.A fast-paced archaeological thriller blending Qumran mysteries, Essene secrets, and the untold story of the Second Temple's fall, where the past is far from dead, and the truth may be worth killing for.

This fast paced novel opens with brothers Yaakov and Lazer's daring escape from the back of a Nazi vehicle en route to their execution in occupied Poland. Surviving alone in the woods untl the war ends, the brothers return to their hometown in search of Wilus Chomelstien, the mayor that had informed the Germans of their plans to organize an armed resitance. The brothers want Wilus to pay for his disloyalty. But the outcome of their meeting with Wilus will haunt them and their descendants far into the future.

Absinthe 28: Orphaned of Light features contemporary literature of migration translated from and to Arabic. In short stories, creative nonfiction essays, poetry, and selections from novels, a multiplicity of migration experiences is brought to the fore: life in diaspora, undocumented labor, refugeehood, human trafficking, internal displacement, exile. This issue brings together names familiar to readers of Arabic literature in translation, such as Ghassan Kanafani and Saadi Youssef, with writers making their English-language debuts, such as Dearborn, MI-based Kurdish Iraqi poet Gulala Nouri and Libyan novelist Mohamad Alasfar. Likewise, the issue includes veteran translators Marilyn Booth, Nancy Roberts, and Khaled Mattawa alongside newcomers, several of them graduate students at the University of Michigan. Each piece is accompanied by a translator's reflection that meditates on the work's themes as well as the creative process of translation, and the issue's poetry is presented in a side-by-side Arabic-English format. Absinthe 28 comes to us at a time when, according to the UN, one in every 78 people on earth is displaced. This collection serves as a reminder that translation and migration are inextricably linked.

The Queen Who Became KingThe story of Hatshepsut begins in childhood. A precocious princess, who can both read and write, she is destined to be the wife of the next King of Egypt.Unfortunately, her husband dies young. There is only a toddler to take his place. Thutmose III ("the Great") ascends to Throne of Horus at the age of three.As Hatshepsut's nephew, Thutmose cannot be protected by her in the role of co-regent.There is only one option if the throne of Egypt is to be saved.Hatshepsut must become King.

"Breathtaking…Riveting and profound! I adored this book!" -Ellen Marie Wiseman, New York Times bestselling author of The Orphan Collector<BR> <BR>"A deeply involving and important novel by a master storyteller."-Susan Wiggs, # 1 New York Times bestselling author<BR><BR><BR>INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER<BR><BR><BR>In this moving, suspenseful debut novel, three courageous women confront the complexities of trust, friendship, motherhood, and betrayal under the rule of a ruthless dictator and his brutal secret police. Former foreign correspondent Gina Wilkinson draws on her own experiences to take readers inside a haunting story of Iraq at the turn of the millennium and the impossible choices faced by families under a deadly regime.<BR><BR><BR>A BuzzFeed Most Anticipated Historical Fiction Release<BR> A Target Book Club Pick<BR> A Publishers Marketplace Buzz Books Selection<BR> <BR> At night, in Huda's fragrant garden, a breeze sweeps in from the desert encircling Baghdad, rustling the leaves of her apricot trees and carrying warning of visitors at her gate. Huda, a secretary at the Australian embassy, lives in fear of the mukhabarat-the secret police who watch and listen for any scrap of information that can be used against America and its allies. They have ordered her to befriend Ally Wilson, the deputy ambassador's wife. Huda has no wish to be an informant, but fears for her teenaged son, who may be forced to join a deadly militia. Nor does she know that Ally has dangerous secrets of her own.<BR> <BR> Huda's former friend, Rania, enjoyed a privileged upbringing as the daughter of a sheikh. Now her family's wealth is gone, and Rania too is battling to keep her child safe and a roof over their heads. As the women's lives intersect, their hidden pasts spill into the present. Facing possible betrayal at every turn, all three must trust in a fragile, newfound loyalty, even as they discover how much they are willing to sacrifice to protect their families. <BR> <BR> "Vivid…secrets and lies mingle as easily as the scent of apricot blossoms and nargilah smoke. Wilkinson weaves in the miasma of fear and distrust that characterized Hussein's regime with convincing detail. Richly drawn characters and high-stakes plot." -Publishers Weekly

The beloved author of The Mistletoe Matchmaker returns with an enchanting new novel, perfect for fans of Jenny Colgan, Nina George, and Nancy Thayer, about residents of Ireland's Finfarran Peninsula who set up a Skype book club with the little US town of Resolve, where generations of Finfarran's emigrants have settled.Distance makes no difference to love... Eagerto cheer up her recently widowed gran, Cassie Fitzgerald, visiting from Canada,persuades Lissbeg Library to set up a Skype book club, linking readers onIreland's Finfarran Peninsula with the US town of Resolve, home to generationsof Finfarran emigrants.But when the club decides to read a detective novel, old conflicts on bothsides of the ocean are exposed and hidden love affairs come to light. Assecrets emerge, Cassie fears she may have done more harm than good. Will thetruths she uncovers about her granny Pat's marriage affect her own hopes offinding love? Is Pat, who's still struggling with the death of her husband,about to fall out with her oldest friend, Mary? Or could the book club itselfhold the key to a triumphant transatlantic happy ending? The TransatlanticBook Club continues the stories of the residents of the FinfarranPeninsula and introduces readers to new characters who they will surely fall inlove with.  

At age 54, Yana Pickering is comfortably and firmly rooted in Seattle. On the other side of the world, Elias is neither comfortable nor rooted. His once-secure life as head of surgery at a major Aleppo hospital has been destroyed by the Syrian conflict. Now he's on a desperate quest to locate his son and daughter-all that's left of his family. The thread that draws these two together forms an engrossing story that spans Seattle, Beirut, Syria, and France. Yana finds herself on a personal journey of new borders-from refugees crossing countries in search of safety, to a young woman facing risks in crossing the transgender border. Ultimately, Yana must decide what she values most, and which borders she is willing to cross, decisions that will profoundly shape her future. With humor and kindness, The Risk in Crossing Borders pulls the reader into the complex lives and harrowing experiences of those who stand up for the things in life that matter.

This anthology brings together the voices of both new and established Arab American writers in a compilation of creative nonfiction that reveals the stories of the Arab diaspora in styles that range from the traditional to the experimental. Writers from Egypt, Lebanon, Libya, Palestine, and Syria explore issues related to politics, family, culture, and racism. Coming from different belief systems and cultures and including first- and second-generation immigrants as well as those whose identities encompass more than a single culture, these writers tell stories that speak to the complexity of the Arab American experience.

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