Books

Tunisian books to the fore. Director of the national Tunisian Book Fair, Mansour M’henni. (Courtesy of Mansour M’henni)
Talking to the director of the first Tunisian Book Fair
Roua Khlifi
Copies of “Fear: Trump in the White House” by Bob Woodward on display at Book Passage in Corte Madera in California. (AFP)
Woodward tells story of Trump’s policymaking and sources of influence on Iran
Ali Alfoneh
Cover of Rabai al-Madhoun’s “Fractured Destinies.”
‘Fractured Destinies’ offers a window into Palestinian nostalgia and loss
Gareth Smyth
Cover of “Coping with Uncertainty: Youth in the Middle East and North Africa.”
New book explores Arab youths’ struggles seven years after uprisings
Dunia El-Zobaidi
Changing perceptions. German translator Sandra Hetzel. (Al Arab)
German translator trying to change Western perception of Arabic literature
Khulud al-Fallah
New twist. Cover of Abdulkhaleq Abdulla’s “ The Gulf’s Defining Moment in Modern Arab History.”
Emirati author chronicles rise of Gulf countries
Mohamad Kawas
Cover of poet Leila Chatti’s “Tunsiya/Amrikiya.”
‘Tunsiya/Amrikiya,’ an anthology by poet Leila Chatti
Dunia El-Zobaidi
Captivating fiction. Cover of Tony Ardizzone’s “The Arab’s Ox: Stories of Morocco.”
‘The Arab’s Ox: Stories of Morocco’ by Tony Ardizzone
Dunia El-Zobaidi
A story of resilience. Cover of Kassem Eid’s “My Country: A Syrian Memoir.”
‘My Country’: Kassem Eid’s memoir of enduring survival
Abdulrahman al-Masri