{"product_id":"stories-from-the-center-of-the-world-new-middle-east-fiction-paperback","title":"Stories from the Center of the World: New Middle East Fiction - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJordan Elgrably\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eHanif Kureishi\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by), \u003cb\u003eOmar El Akkad\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of \u003ci\u003eThe Millions\u003c\/i\u003e Most Anticipated Books for Spring!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFeatured in \u003ci\u003eAlta Magazine's\u003c\/i\u003e New Books for May!\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShort stories from 25 emerging and established writers of Middle Eastern and North African origins, a unique collection of voices and viewpoints that illuminate life in the global Arab\/Muslim world.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Provocative and subtle, nuanced and surprising, these stories demonstrate how this complicated and rich region might best be approached--through the power of literature.\"--\u003cstrong\u003eViet Thanh Nguyen, author of\u003cem\u003e The Committed\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eStories from the Center of the World\u003c\/i\u003e gathers new writing from the greater Middle East (or SWANA), a vast region that stretches from Southwest Asia, through the Middle East and Turkey, and across Northern Africa. The 25 authors included here come from a wide range of cultures and countries, including Palestine, Syria, Pakistan, Iran, Lebanon, Egypt, and Morocco, to name some.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \"Asha and Haaji,\" \u003cb\u003eHanif Kureishi\u003c\/b\u003e takes up the cause of outsiders who become uprooted when war or disaster strikes and they flee for safe haven. In \u003cb\u003eNektaria Anastasiadou\u003c\/b\u003e's \"The Location of the Soul According to Benyamin Alhadeff,\" two students in Istanbul from different classes -- and religions that have often been at odds with one another -- believe they can overcome all obstacles. \u003cb\u003eMK Harb\u003c\/b\u003e's story, \"Counter Strike,\" is about queer love among Beiruti adolescents; and \u003cb\u003eSalar Abdoh\u003c\/b\u003e's \"The Long Walk of the Martyrs\" invites us into the world of former militants, fighters who fought ISIS or Daesh in Iraq and Syria, who are having a hard time readjusting to civilian life. In \"Eleazar,\" \u003cb\u003eKarim Kattan\u003c\/b\u003e tells an unexpected Palestinian story in which the usual antagonists -- Israeli occupation forces -- are mostly absent, while another malevolent force seems to overtake an unsuspecting family. \u003cb\u003eOmar El Akkad\u003c\/b\u003e's \"The Icarist\" is a coming-of-age story about the underworld in which illegal immigrants are forced to live, and what happens when one dares to break away. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eContributors include: \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eSalar Abdoh, Leila Aboulela, Farah Ahamed, Omar El Akkad, Sarah AlKahly-Mills, Nektaria Anastasiadou, Amany Kamal Eldin, Jordan Elgrably, Omar Foda, May Haddad, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eDanial Haghighi, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eMalu Halasa, MK Harb, Alireza Iranmehr, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e Karim Kattan, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eHanif Kureishi, Ahmed Salah Al-Mahdi, Diary Marif, Tariq Mehmood, Sahar Mustafah, Mohammed Al-Naas, Ahmed Naji, Mai Al-Nakib, Abdellah Taia, and Natasha Tynes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJordan Elgrably\u003c\/b\u003e is a Franco-American and Moroccan writer, editor and translator, whose stories and creative nonfiction have appeared in numerous anthologies and reviews, including \u003cem\u003eApulée\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSalmagundi\u003c\/em\u003e, and\u003cem\u003e The Paris Review\u003c\/em\u003e. He is the editor of \u003cem\u003eStories from the Center of the World: New Middle East Fiction \u003c\/em\u003e(City Lights, 2024) and co-editor with Malu Halasa of \u003cem\u003eSumud: A New Palestinian Reader \u003c\/em\u003e(Seven Stories Press, 2024). He is the editor-in-chief of \u003cem\u003eThe Markaz Review\u003c\/em\u003e, and is based in Montpellier, France and California.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHanif Kureishi\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Buddha of Suburbia\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIntimacy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLove in a Blue Time\u003c\/i\u003e, and the screenplay My Beautiful Laundrette, among many other works. He lives in London. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOmar El Akkad\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the novels \u003ci\u003eAmerican War\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWhat Strange Paradise\u003c\/i\u003e. Born in Egypt, he spent his youth in the Gulf, then moved to Canada, and now lives in Oregon. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSalar Abdoh\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the novels \u003ci\u003ePoet Game\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOpium\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTehran At Twilight\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOut of Mesopotamia\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eA Nearby Country Called Love\u003c\/i\u003e, and is the editor and translator of the anthology\u003ci\u003e Tehran Noir\u003c\/i\u003e. He's based in New York. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSudanese-born \u003cb\u003eLeila Aboulela \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of two short story collections and six novels, including \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times \u003c\/i\u003eEditor's Choice \u003ci\u003eRiver Spirit\u003c\/i\u003e. She's based in Aberdeen, Scotland. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMalu Halasa\u003c\/b\u003e is a Jordanian-Filipina American author of the novel \u003ci\u003eMother of All Pigs\u003c\/i\u003e, and the non-fiction anthologies, \u003ci\u003eWoman Life Freedom, Voices and Art from the Women's Protests in Iran\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSyria Speaks: Art and Culture from the Frontline\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTransit Tehran: Young Iran and Its Inspirations\u003c\/i\u003e, with Maziar Bahari, and \u003ci\u003eThe Secret Life of Syrian Lingerie: Intimacy and Design\u003c\/i\u003e, with Rana Salam. Halasa is the Literary Editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Markaz Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and is based in London. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSahar Mustafah\u003c\/b\u003e's first novel \u003ci\u003eThe Beauty of Your Face \u003c\/i\u003ewas named a Notable Book and Editor's Choice by \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and included in \u003ci\u003eMarie Claire Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e's Best Fiction by Women. It was long-listed for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize and was a finalist for the Palestine Book Awards. She was awarded a 2023 Jack Hazard Fellowship from the New Literary Project and a literature grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency. 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