Mu'jam 'Ā'ilī: Arabic 2024

We are five siblings and two eccentric parents, sharing a unique vocabulary. Our father, fearing germs, insisted we be homeschooled. Our mother, despite her deep grief over her mother's death, bought a red dress instead of black when she went to bury her in Florence. We lived as an Italian family under fascism. Our house was teeming with politics, visitors, friends, and prominent figures, open to everyone except writers and chocolate. A satirical and darkly comedic novel, published in Arabic for the first time after being translated into several languages. "A distinctive and warm voice in depicting family life and the female experience" - The Guardian Natalia Ginzburg (1916–1991): Italian novelist, playwright, and translator, considered one of Italy's most prominent writers of the 20th century and winner of Italy's most important literary awards.