{"id":24811,"date":"2026-04-09T14:31:19","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T14:31:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dararab.co.uk\/?post_type=product&#038;p=24811"},"modified":"2026-04-10T18:28:36","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T18:28:36","slug":"the-war-mohamed-alyahyai","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/dararab.co.uk\/en\/product\/the-war-mohamed-alyahyai\/","title":{"rendered":"The War"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"1249\" data-end=\"1464\"><div class=\"_df_book df-lite\" id=\"df_24812\"  _slug=\"the-war\" data-title=\"the-war\" wpoptions=\"true\" thumbtype=\"\" ><\/div><script class=\"df-shortcode-script\" nowprocket type=\"application\/javascript\">window.option_df_24812 = {\"outline\":[],\"autoEnableOutline\":\"false\",\"autoEnableThumbnail\":\"false\",\"overwritePDFOutline\":\"false\",\"direction\":\"1\",\"pageSize\":\"0\",\"source\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dararab.co.uk\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/website-from-The-War-V1.pdf\",\"wpOptions\":\"true\"}; if(window.DFLIP && window.DFLIP.parseBooks){window.DFLIP.parseBooks();}<\/script><\/p>\n<p><small>This page features an Arabic novel in English translation by Mohamed Alyahyai.<\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><strong>A psychological Arabic novel in English translation, <em>The War<\/em> by Mohamed Alyahyai follows a man who begins to question whether he is truly the one who returned from war.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On a winter night, Issa Saleh prepares a small gathering at his home. 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