Books from Yemen
8 popular yemeni books
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The target of the Read Around The World Challenge is to read at least one book written by an author from each and every country in the world.
All books that are listed here as part of the "Read Around Asia Challenge" were written by authors from Yemen.
Find a great book for the next part of your reading journey around the world from this book list. The following popular books have been recommended so far.
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A Land Without Jasmine by Wajdī Ahdal EN
Description:
A compulsive thriller that keeps the reader turning the page and provides a fascinating insight on life in Yemen.
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I Am Nujood, Age 10 and Divorced by Nujood Ali EN
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“I’m a simple village girl who has always obeyed the orders of my father and brothers. Since forever, I have learned to say yes to everything. Today I have decided to say no.” Nujood Ali's childhood came to an abrupt end in 2008 when her father arranged for her to be married to a man three times her age. With harrowing directness, Nujood tells of abuse at her husband's hands and of her daring escape. With the help of local advocates and the press, Nujood obtained her freedom—an extraordinary achievement in Yemen, where almost half of all girls are married under the legal age. Nujood's courageo... continue
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Land of Sweetheart Deals by Wajdi Al-Ahdal EN
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Land of Sweetheart Deals is a tragic cautionary tale that explores a government's manipulation of print and social media as well as the sexual exploitation and trafficking of juveniles in Yemen. The narrator of this novel presents himself as the reader's expert guide to Yemen's slipperiest slopes, physical and moral, and then plummets down them headfirst. This amiable narrator and protagonist, Mutahhar Fadl, is assigned by the editor of a pro-government newspaper to leave his normal beat in Sana'a and travel to Hodeida to report on the rape of a child. He soon realizes that his true mission is... continue
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Das Mädchen Tuha lebt in Kairo. Zur Familie gehört, wie in Ägypten gar nicht unüblich, auch ein Affe. Tuha hat ihm dem Namen Maimun gegeben, das bedeutet «glücklicher Affe». Die beiden sind unzertrennlich und auch meist mit dabei, wenn der Vater als Gaukler auf den Strassen der Stadt aufspielt. Die Zuschauer bleiben stehen und applaudieren. Und doch sind die Münzen am Ende des Tages spärlich und reichen kaum, um das tägliche Brot zu kaufen.
Tuha sieht die Sorgenfalten auf der Stirn des Vaters. Er will doch nicht etwa Maimun weggeben? Bald darauf kommt d... continue
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Moi Nojoud, 10 ans, divorcée by Nujood Ali FR
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Mariée de force à un homme trois fois plus âgé qu'elle, Nojoud est sexuellement abusée. Elle a 10 ans. Ayant demandé en vain le divorce trois mois après ses noces, elle se réfugie au tribunal. Grâce à la mobilisation d'une avocate, des ONG et de la presse locale, elle parvient au divorce. Ce fait est exceptionnel au Yémen où près de la moitié des filles sont mariées en dessous de l'âge légal.
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The Fox Hunt : A Refugee’s Memoir of Coming to America by Mohammed Al Samawi EN
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“Nail-bitingly suspenseful. ... Inspiring. ... Essential reading.” — Booklist, starred review The Fox Hunt tells one young man’s unforgettable story of war, unlikely friendship, and his harrowing escape from Yemen's brutal civial war with the help of a daring plan engineered on social media by a small group of interfaith activists in the West. Born in the Old City of Sana’a, Yemen, to a pair of middle-class doctors, Mohammed Al Samawi was a devout Muslim raised to think of Christians and Jews as his enemy. But when Mohammed was twenty-three, he secretly received a copy of the Bible, and what h... continue
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The Hostage by Zayd Muṭīʻ Dammāj EN
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A REISSUED CLASSIC BY YEMEN'S ACCLAIMED LITERARY VOICE
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What Have You Left Behind? by Bushra Al-Maqtari EN
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Reminiscent of the work of Nobel Prize laureate Svetlana Alexievich, What Have You Left Behind? powerfully draws together civilian accounts of the Yemeni civil war and serves as a vital reminder of the scale of the human tragedy behind the headlines.