The Arabic Novel

الرواية العربية

A trail through a century of the novel.

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Region
Global / Diaspora
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Walk this pathway

5steps · 30min · newcomer · student

  1. Season of Migration

    الطيب صالح: الشمال والجنوب يلتقيان.

    Season of Migration to the North · Season of Migration to the North

  2. Men in the Sun

    كنفاني: الخزان والصحراء والسؤال.

    Men in the Sun · Men in the Sun

  3. Bab al-Shams

    إلياس خوري: ذاكرة فلسطين الروائية.

    Gate of the Sun · Gate of the Sun

  4. Azazeel

    يوسف زيدان: الراهب واللفائف.

    Azazeel · Alexandria

  5. Cities of Salt

    منيف: النفط يغير البادية.

    Cities of Salt · Cities of Salt

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Overview

A path through a hundred years of the novel: al-Tayyib Salih in Sudan, Kanafani in Palestine, and Azazil in the monastery. The novel grows.

Sources

  • Wikidata
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islam.museum contributors. “The Arabic Novel”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/exhibits/path-arab-novel/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-17.

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