{"id":24159,"date":"2025-07-17T22:56:39","date_gmt":"2025-07-17T22:56:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dararab.co.uk\/?p=24159"},"modified":"2025-07-30T16:15:57","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T16:15:57","slug":"arabic-literature-translated-into-english-dararabs-2025-titles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dararab.co.uk\/en\/arabic-literature-translated-into-english-dararabs-2025-titles\/","title":{"rendered":"Arabic Literature Translated into English \u2013 DarArab\u2019s 2025 Titles"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Discover six unforgettable reads from DarArab, bridging cultures through translation. Each one is a window into a different voice, place, and moment in the Arab world.<\/h4>

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1. Safe Corridor by Jan Dost<\/h2>

Translated by: Marilyn Booth
Publication Date: August 15, 2025
Pages: 186 | Price: \u00a310.00 | Category: Novel<\/p>

Safe Corridor is a surreal, coming-of-age story about war and imagination. As Kamiran’s body turns to chalk, he pours his memories into the object that started it all. This translated Arabic novel explores displacement, memory, and resilience with tender surrealism.<\/p>

\ud83c\udfc6 Winner of Bait Alghasham DarArab International Translation Prize 2024 \u2013 Translators Category.<\/p>

More info | <\/a>Read the first chapter for free<\/a><\/p>

2. Premonitions News Flash by Yass Assaidi<\/h2>

Translated by: Mbarek Sryfi
Publication Date: August 15, 2025
Pages: 100 | Price: \u00a310.00 | Category: Poetry<\/p>

A searing poetic vision of violence and loss, Premonitions News Flash gives voice to fathers, martyrs, and ghosts. Winner of the 2024 Bait AlGhasham DarArab Translation Prize.<\/p>

\ud83c\udfc6 Winner of Bait Alghasham DarArab International Translation Prize 2024 \u2013 Authors Category.<\/p>

More info | <\/a>Read the first chapter for free<\/a><\/p>

3. The Rock of the Land by Ahmad Vall Dine<\/h2>

Translated by: Mbarek Sryfi
Publication Date: September 11, 2025
Pages: 172 | Price: \u00a312.00 | Category: Memoir & Political Journalism<\/p>

A journalist\u2019s account of Afghanistan\u2019s modern tragedies\u2014from the fall of Kabul to the haunting aftermath. The Rock of the Land is a standout work of Arabic war reportage.<\/p>

More info | <\/a>Read the first chapter for free<\/a><\/p>

4. Mario and Abu L-Abbas by Reem Bassiouney<\/h2>

Translated by: Roger Allen
Publication Date: October 15, 2025
Pages: 414 | Price: \u00a319.00 | Category: Novel<\/p>

A visionary historical novel of spiritual friendship, exile, and architecture. The story moves between 13th-century Tunisia and modern Alexandria, blending devotion with design.<\/p>

More info | Read the first chapter for free<\/a><\/p>

5. The Sailor\u2019s Secret by Younis AlAkhzami<\/h2>

Translated by: Mbarek Sryfi
Publication Date: November 17, 2025
Pages: 303 | Price: \u00a314.00 | Category: Novel<\/p>

Blending myth and mysticism, The Sailor\u2019s Secret tells the story of a boy washed ashore in Ras Madrakah, where the desert and sea become sacred maps of destiny.<\/p>

More info<\/a><\/p>

6. The Completely True Tales of Um Mimi and Sharawi the Adulterer by Belal Fadl<\/h2>

Translated by: Osama Hammad
Publication Date: December 15, 2025
Pages: 300 | Price: \u00a314.00 | Category: Novel<\/p>

A darkly comic coming-of-age tale set in 1990s Cairo. A runaway teen finds shelter in a crumbling flat with an eccentric landlady and her volatile son. Satirical, raw, and full of heart.
\ud83c\udfc6 Longlisted for the International Prize for Arabic Fiction<\/a> 2022<\/p>

More info<\/a><\/p>

Why This List Matters<\/h2>

DarArab\u2019s 2025 list champions contemporary Arabic literature in translation. These works explore identity, conflict, exile, and imagination. They are bridges\u2014between cultures, times, and readers.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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