Dar al-Shorouk

We all learn about cities through fiction, from the experiences of the stories' narrators and protagonists. Even when we live…

At this year’s Cairo International Book Fair, the most sought-after books were those about Arab revolutions. Titles about revolution, in…

  Ahdaf Soueif’s “Cairo: My City, Our Revolution” is an addition to the blossoming genre of “revolution diary” literature. It…

Ezzat Amin's book “Party of the Couch: My Journey from the Couch to the Square” opens with the author describing…

In the US and UK, the word “translation” is often an instant buzz-kill for publishers. Most consider translation synonymous with…

Dar al-Shorouk recently published "Al-Kitab Al-Thany" (The Second Book) by writer and radio and TV host Ahmed al-Esseily. Offering reflections…