For most of the twentieth century, the Gulf was a peripheral region in the modern Arabic novel — Egypt, Lebanon, Iraq, and Syria dominated. That has changed sharply in the last twenty years. The list below is six entry points to the new Gulf fiction.
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Bitter Orange Tree
Alharthi's quieter follow-up; an Omani student in Britain mourning her grandmother.
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The Bamboo Stalk
Kuwait; IPAF 2013. The son of a Filipina maid returns to the family that won't acknowledge him.
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