Alawiya Sobh recently released a fifth and long-anticipated novel, An Ta’shaq al-Hayah (To Love Life). Her four earlier works are: Nawm al-Ayyam (The Days’ Slumber) (1986), Maryam al-Hakaya (Maryam: Keeper of Stories) (2002), Dunya (2006), and Ismuhu al-Gharam (It’s Called Love), (2009).

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