Fiction Genres

«أولئك الغائبون يغادرون جميعاً على عجالة من أمرهم، في حال من الخزي والارتباك، ومن المؤكّد أنهم، أينما انتهى بهم المطاف الآن (إذا كانوا قد وجدوا مكانا يعيشون فيه، وليسوا يستظلّون خيمة ما في العراء)، فإن مساكنهم الجديدة أضيق مساحة من تلك التي فقدوها. كلّ منزل هو كناية عن قصّة فشل، عنوانها الإفلاس والتّخلّف عن السداد، الدَّيْن وحبس الرَّهْن وقد أخذ على عاتقه أن يُوثّق الآثار الأخيرة المتبقّية من تلك الحيوات المتلاشية، لكي يُثبتَ أن تلك العائلات المختفية عاشت هنا ذات يوم، وأن أطياف أولئك…

" أنا شهيرة " و" أنا الخائن " رواية من جزأين لنور عبد المجيد، صدرت عن الدار المصرية اللبنانية بغلاف الفنان عمرو الكفراوى، وتدور الرواية على لسان البطلين حيث تحكي شهيرة حكايتها كما عاشتها، ويحكى رؤوف فى " أنا الخائن " حكايته كما جرت معه، وهو يمثل الوجه الآخر لشهيرة أو الطرف الثانى فى العلاقة.

لربما وُجدت لنتقبل كل شئ ! ليكون في حياتنا تلك الفرصة للبقاء لنرى فيها اللآخرين بصورة ليست نابعة من كل مامررنا به من انكسارات .. "لربما" حياة..

The mysterious Griffin arrives at a picturesque English inn during a snowstorm, swaddled in bandages which cover his face and with his eyes hidden behind dark glasses. His odd get-up and irascible behavior intrigue the locals, who believe him to be the victim of an accident. However, the true reason for Griffin's outfit is far stranger: underneath those clothes, he is completely invisible. As the cause of Griffin's state of transparency is revealed, his nefarious and destructive intentions…

When an army of invading Martians lands in England, panic and terror seize the population. As the aliens traverse the country in huge three-legged machines, incinerating all in their path with a heat ray and spreading noxious toxic gases, the people of the Earth must come to terms with the prospect of the end of human civilization and the beginning of Martian rule.Inspiring films, radio dramas, comic-book adaptations, television series and sequels, The War of the Worlds is a prototypical work…

In Thomas More's hugely influential Utopia, a traveller recounts his discovery of an island nation in which the inhabitants enjoy unprecedented social cohesion and justice. The book imagines a community in which laws, personal relations and professional ambition are based on reason, in contrast with the tradition-bound superstitions of Europe, which were, in More's eyes, impediments to equality and peaceful coexistence.One of the indicators of the profound cultural and political influence…

Odyssey, a volume of twenty-one stories aimed at young adults, offers a variety of takes on the theme of travelling - at times funny and playful, at others dramatic and poignant - covering a wide range of themes relevant to teenagers across Europe, such as coming of age, sexuality, migration, identity and displacement. Whether you're after realism or escapism, tales about inner cities, sunny holidays or sci-fi ventures into the future, this book will have something for everyone.Hay Festival is…

Juliet Young always writes letters to her mother, a world-traveling photojournalist. Even after her mother's death, she leaves letters at her grave. It's the only way Juliet can cope.Declan Murphy isn't the sort of guy you want to cross. In the midst of his court-ordered community service at the local cemetery, he's trying to escape the demons of his past.When Declan reads a haunting letter left beside a grave, he can't resist writing back. Soon, he's opening up to a perfect stranger, and their…

يفاجئنا عز الدين شكري فشير، أحد أهم كُتابنا المعاصرين، بهذه الرواية المزلزلة، ليحكي لنا عن أمل التي تستيقظ في الفراش مع عمر، الذي بالكاد تعرفه. وفي الساعات المتبقية حتى موعد طائرة أمل مساء اليوم التالي، نكتشف من خلالهما جوانب من مصر الأخرى، القابعة تحت السطح في خليط من اليأس والأمل لا ندري إن كان سيدفعها للانفجار أم يقتلها كمدًا. رواية مثيرة، ستجعلنا نعيد التفكير في كثير من المسلَّمات.

A healthy young man dies in his sleep, despite the ringing of eight separate alarm clocks…Gerry Wade had proved himself to be a champion sleeper; so the other house guests decided to play a practical joke on him. Eight alarm clocks were set to go off, one after the other, starting at 6.30 a.m. But when morning arrived, one clock was missing and the prank had backfired with tragic consequences.For Jimmy Thesiger in particular, the words ‘Seven Dials’ were to take on a new and chilling…