Books

This is the ideal introduction to a mouth-watering culinary heritage and a vivid description of an ancient and beautiful city.

PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST • A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK • The imagined memoirs of the first black explorer of America

Malika Oufkir has spent virtually her whole life as a prisoner.

Built as a series of monologues that are emotionally relentless—a mix of confession, heart's murmuring, and shouting match—the book follows Jallal out of boyhood on the path to Jihad.

Inspired by real events, Horses of God follows four childhood friends growing up in a slum outside of Casablanca as they make the life-changing decisions that will lead them to become Islamist martyrs.

An autobiographical coming-of-age novel by the the “only gay man” in Morocco.

Whitefly is a fast-paced crime thriller from the Arab west.

This thought-provoking, semi-autobiographical book tells the story of Aisha, a young Moroccan woman, and her struggle to find an identity in the Morocco of the second half of the twentieth century.

One of the most unusual literary innovations ever produced

The book is a landmark in Arabic literature for its candid portrayal of poverty, trauma, and marginalization, breaking taboo by giving an unfiltered voice to the disenfranchised and challenging conventional narratives

M’Hashish is significant for capturing authentic Moroccan oral narratives and preserving them in literary form, bridging cultural divides through storytelling.