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Mountains of the Pharaohs

Mountains of the Pharaohs

World-renowned archaeologist Zahi Hawass weaves a spellbinding narrative about how the pyramids were built and why, new in paperbackNearly five thousand years ago, the fourth dynasty of Egypt’s Old...
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A Nose and Three Eyes

A Nose and Three Eyes

Written by iconic Egyptian novelist Ihsan Abdel Kouddous, this classic of love, desire, and family breakdown smashed through taboos when first published in Arabic and continues to captivate audiences...
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A Surgeon and a Maverick

A Surgeon and a Maverick

“[A] remarkable journey.” —The TelegraphThe incredible life story of legendary cardiac surgeon and scientist Magdi Yacoub, an outsider who succeeded against the odds Veteran journalists...
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Exhortation to the Monks by Hyperechios

Exhortation to the Monks by Hyperechios

Hyperechios's Exhortation to the Monks for the first time in English translation Hyperechios is a little-known monk of the fourth to fifth centuries, who is thought to have lived in...
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Iraq's Marshes
The Ghosts of Iraq’s Marshes

The Ghosts of Iraq's Marshes

The gripping history of the devastation and resurrection of the Marshes of Iraq, an environmental treasure of the Middle East, now a protected site The Mesopotamian Marshes in southern Iraq, once...
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A Tribute to Somaya Ramadan

It is with profound sadness that we acknowledge the passing of Somaya Ramadan (1952 – 2024).
Ramadan was an Egyptian writer, translator, and professor. She is well-known for her literary works and contributions to Arabic literature, particularly her novel Leaves of Narcissus, which won the Naguib Mahfouz Medal for Literature in 2001.

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Celebrating six shortlisted novels for the 2024 Naguib Mahfouz Medal for Literature

The American University in Cairo Press announced the shortlist for the 2024 Naguib Mahfouz Medal for Literature on 30 August to commemorate the Nobel laureate’s passing.

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Discover the latest updates, reviews, and news surrounding AUC Press and Hoopoe books.

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Virtual Book Discussion of The Jinn Daughter: A Novel by Rania Hanna

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Recommended Books for Summer Reading

A Nose and Three Eyes

 

A Nose and Three Eyes

Written by iconic Egyptian novelist Ihsan Abdel Kouddous, this classic of love, desire, and family breakdown smashed through taboos when first published in Arabic and continues to captivate audiences...
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Recommended Books for Summer Reading

The Jinn Daughter

The Jinn Daughter

Rania Hanna

A Nose and Three Eyes

A Nose and Three Eyes

Ihsan Abdel Kouddous, Jonathan Smolin, Hanan al-Shaykh

The House of the Coptic Woman

The House of the Coptic Woman

Ashraf El-Ashmawi, Peter Daniel

City of Love and Ashes

City of Love and Ashes

Yusuf Idris, R. Neil Hewison

My First and Only Love

My First and Only Love

Sahar Khalifeh, Aida Bamia

A Stranger in Baghdad

A Stranger in Baghdad

Elizabeth Loudon

A Recipe for Daphne

A Recipe for Daphne

Nektaria Anastasiadou

All Strangers Are Kin

All Strangers Are Kin

Zora O'Neill

Women Travelers on the Nile

Women Travelers on the Nile

Deborah Manley

Amarna Sunrise

Amarna Sunrise

Aidan Dodson

Mapping My Return

Mapping My Return

Salman Abu Sitta

Wonderful Things: A History of Egyptology, Volume 1

Wonderful Things: A History of Egyptology, Volume 1

Jason Thompson, Jaromir Malek