History through Novels: 1900s/2000s Middle East

1.
The Kite Runner
The Kite Runner 4.35 avg rating โ€” 3,402,259 ratings
2.
A Thousand Splendid Suns
A Thousand Splendid Suns 4.45 avg rating โ€” 1,681,814 ratings
3.
Palace Walk (The Cairo Trilogy, #1)
Palace Walk (The Cairo Trilogy, #1) 4.20 avg rating โ€” 21,769 ratings
4.
Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood (Persepolis, #1)
Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood (Persepolis, #1) 4.27 avg rating โ€” 224,938 ratings
5.
Midaq Alley
Midaq Alley 3.87 avg rating โ€” 13,046 ratings
6.
Palace of Desire (Cairo Trilogy #2)
Palace of Desire (Cairo Trilogy #2) 4.24 avg rating โ€” 10,976 ratings
7.
Snow
Snow 3.62 avg rating โ€” 48,684 ratings
8.
Ladies of the Dance
Ladies of the Dance 4.17 avg rating โ€” 6 ratings
9.
Khost
Khost 3.71 avg rating โ€” 113 ratings
10.
The Secret Life of Saeed: The Pessoptimist (Interlink World Fiction Series)
The Secret Life of Saeed: The Pessoptimist (Interlink World Fiction Series) 3.84 avg rating โ€” 2,738 ratings
11.
The Bastard of Istanbul
The Bastard of Istanbul 3.88 avg rating โ€” 61,737 ratings
12.
Cities of Salt (ู…ุฏู† ุงู„ู…ู„ุญ #1)
Cities of Salt (ู…ุฏู† ุงู„ู…ู„ุญ #1) 4.06 avg rating โ€” 4,758 ratings
12.
The Kurdish Bike
The Kurdish Bike 3.90 avg rating โ€” 3,551 ratings
14.
Sugar Street
Sugar Street 4.28 avg rating โ€” 9,352 ratings
15.
Birds Without Wings
Birds Without Wings 4.16 avg rating โ€” 15,940 ratings
16.
The English Patient
The English Patient 3.86 avg rating โ€” 137,386 ratings
17.
Death on the Nile (Hercule Poirot, #18)
Death on the Nile (Hercule Poirot, #18) 4.12 avg rating โ€” 294,114 ratings
18.
Stoning the Devil
Stoning the Devil 3.87 avg rating โ€” 53 ratings
18.
The Corridor of Uncertainty: How Cricket Mended a Torn Nation
The Corridor of Uncertainty: How Cricket Mended a Torn Nation 4.15 avg rating โ€” 52 ratings
18.
The Doodler of Dimashq
The Doodler of Dimashq 4.57 avg rating โ€” 58 ratings
18.
The War of Return: How Western Indulgence of the Palestinian Dream Has Obstructed the Path to Peace
The War of Return: How Western Indulgence of the Palestinian Dream Has Obstructed the Path to Peace 4.42 avg rating โ€” 689 ratings
22.
Yalo
Yalo 3.41 avg rating โ€” 549 ratings
22.
Madonna in a Fur Coat
Madonna in a Fur Coat 4.37 avg rating โ€” 83,456 ratings
24.
The Cairo Trilogy: Palace Walk, Palace of Desire, Sugar Street (The Cairo Trilogy #1-3)
The Cairo Trilogy: Palace Walk, Palace of Desire, Sugar Street (The Cairo Trilogy #1-3) 4.46 avg rating โ€” 4,947 ratings
24.
White Masks
White Masks 3.56 avg rating โ€” 297 ratings
26.
I Saw Ramallah
I Saw Ramallah 4.20 avg rating โ€” 18,623 ratings
27.
Little Mountain
Little Mountain 3.42 avg rating โ€” 219 ratings
28.
City Gates
City Gates 3.02 avg rating โ€” 128 ratings
29.
Murder on the Orient Express (Hercule Poirot, #10)
Murder on the Orient Express (Hercule Poirot, #10) 4.20 avg rating โ€” 702,535 ratings
30.
Murder in Mesopotamia (Hercule Poirot, #14)
Murder in Mesopotamia (Hercule Poirot, #14) 3.94 avg rating โ€” 67,387 ratings
31.
Appointment with Death (Hercule Poirot, #19)
Appointment with Death (Hercule Poirot, #19) 3.87 avg rating โ€” 66,427 ratings
32.
They Came to Baghdad
They Came to Baghdad 3.83 avg rating โ€” 24,168 ratings
33.
Balconies: A Mediterranean Memoir
Balconies: A Mediterranean Memoir 4.67 avg rating โ€” 3 ratings
33.
Wall of Dust
Wall of Dust really liked it 4.00 avg rating โ€” 16 ratings
33.
Flashes of War
Flashes of War 4.35 avg rating โ€” 162 ratings
33.
The Favored Daughter: One Woman's Fight to Lead Afghanistan into the Future
The Favored Daughter: One Woman's Fight to Lead Afghanistan into the Future 4.14 avg rating โ€” 2,735 ratings
33.
Gate of the Sun
Gate of the Sun 3.90 avg rating โ€” 2,523 ratings
33.
Terminal Rage
Terminal Rage 4.13 avg rating โ€” 1,237 ratings
33.
A Vision of Angels
A Vision of Angels 4.13 avg rating โ€” 55 ratings
33.
Tsunami Connection
Tsunami Connection 4.26 avg rating โ€” 141 ratings
33.
Sand
Sand 4.44 avg rating โ€” 27 ratings
33.
Moon at Nine
Moon at Nine 3.88 avg rating โ€” 1,188 ratings
33.
Fountains in the Sand
Fountains in the Sand 3.49 avg rating โ€” 39 ratings
33.
Khayal
Khayal 4.37 avg rating โ€” 27 ratings
33.
Light horse to Damascus
Light horse to Damascus 3.90 avg rating โ€” 40 ratings
33.
The Eagle and the Child: The Child
The Eagle and the Child: The Child 4.58 avg rating โ€” 19 ratings
33.
A Girl Like That
A Girl Like That 3.66 avg rating โ€” 4,473 ratings
33.
Code Name: Butterfly
Code Name: Butterfly 3.62 avg rating โ€” 170 ratings
33.
Lost Boys
Lost Boys 4.04 avg rating โ€” 585 ratings
33.
The Afghan Wife
The Afghan Wife 3.90 avg rating โ€” 60 ratings
33.
Al Shabah: An Assassin's Story (Al Shabah Assassin #1)
Al Shabah: An Assassin's Story (Al Shabah Assassin #1) 4.68 avg rating โ€” 22 ratings
33.
A Caravan of Brides: A Novel of Saudi Arabia
A Caravan of Brides: A Novel of Saudi Arabia 4.37 avg rating โ€” 100 ratings
33.
The Honey Thief
The Honey Thief 3.90 avg rating โ€” 403 ratings
33.
Celestial Bodies
Celestial Bodies 3.41 avg rating โ€” 16,871 ratings
33.
When a Bulbul Sings
When a Bulbul Sings really liked it 4.00 avg rating โ€” 34 ratings
33.
This Shall Be a House of Peace
This Shall Be a House of Peace 4.09 avg rating โ€” 80 ratings
33.
The Sky at Our Feet
The Sky at Our Feet 3.82 avg rating โ€” 1,321 ratings
33.
Wall of Fire
Wall of Fire it was amazing 5.00 avg rating โ€” 1 rating
33.
A Door Between Us
A Door Between Us 4.14 avg rating โ€” 280 ratings
33.
The Gardener of Baghdad
The Gardener of Baghdad 3.92 avg rating โ€” 1,609 ratings
33.
The Sandcastle Girls
The Sandcastle Girls 3.89 avg rating โ€” 42,271 ratings
33.
The Black Crescent
The Black Crescent 3.85 avg rating โ€” 497 ratings
33.
Margarita's husband: A Fable of the Levant
Margarita's husband: A Fable of the Levant really liked it 4.00 avg rating โ€” 4 ratings
33.
Made in Palestine
Made in Palestine it was amazing 5.00 avg rating โ€” 1 rating
65.
The Story of Zahra
The Story of Zahra 3.43 avg rating โ€” 1,287 ratings
65.
The Yacoubian Building
The Yacoubian Building 3.71 avg rating โ€” 22,609 ratings
65.
Palestine
Palestine
by: Joe Sacco
4.25 avg rating โ€” 20,958 ratings
65.
A Little Piece of Ground
A Little Piece of Ground 3.90 avg rating โ€” 1,094 ratings
65.
The Amalgamist
The Amalgamist 4.58 avg rating โ€” 26 ratings
65.
Whirlwind (Asian Saga, #6)
Whirlwind (Asian Saga, #6) 3.87 avg rating โ€” 8,513 ratings
65.
The Bride of Amman
The Bride of Amman 3.69 avg rating โ€” 725 ratings
65.
Arabesques
Arabesques 3.76 avg rating โ€” 453 ratings
65.
One Half from the East
One Half from the East 3.99 avg rating โ€” 2,675 ratings
65.
The Red Sea Bride
The Red Sea Bride 4.08 avg rating โ€” 359 ratings
75.
God Dies by the Nile
God Dies by the Nile 3.55 avg rating โ€” 1,205 ratings
75.
Sandstorm
Sandstorm 4.30 avg rating โ€” 10 ratings
75.
Footnotes in Gaza
Footnotes in Gaza
by: Joe Sacco
4.35 avg rating โ€” 6,825 ratings
75.
When the Moon is Low
When the Moon is Low 4.12 avg rating โ€” 16,631 ratings
75.
Salt Houses
Salt Houses 4.01 avg rating โ€” 19,226 ratings
75.
Variations on Night and Day
Variations on Night and Day 4.67 avg rating โ€” 6 ratings
81.
Beer in the Snooker Club
Beer in the Snooker Club 3.94 avg rating โ€” 4,012 ratings
81.
My Uncle Napoleon
My Uncle Napoleon 4.21 avg rating โ€” 8,058 ratings
81.
Benny and Omar
Benny and Omar 3.61 avg rating โ€” 889 ratings
81.
The English Girl
The English Girl 3.62 avg rating โ€” 962 ratings
85.
Small Kingdoms
Small Kingdoms 3.76 avg rating โ€” 178 ratings
85.
Beirut Noir
Beirut Noir 3.35 avg rating โ€” 142 ratings
85.
The Girl in the Nile (Mamur Zapt, #5)
The Girl in the Nile (Mamur Zapt, #5) 3.81 avg rating โ€” 129 ratings
85.
The Hakawati
The Hakawati 3.95 avg rating โ€” 4,505 ratings
85.
When the Apricots Bloom
When the Apricots Bloom 3.89 avg rating โ€” 15,046 ratings
85.
Eight Months on Ghazzah Street
Eight Months on Ghazzah Street 3.65 avg rating โ€” 3,281 ratings
91.
The Thief and the Dogs
The Thief and the Dogs 3.65 avg rating โ€” 11,998 ratings
91.
Arab Women in Love & War: Fleeting Eternities
Arab Women in Love & War: Fleeting Eternities really liked it 4.00 avg rating โ€” 12 ratings
91.
Balthasar's Odyssey
Balthasar's Odyssey 3.88 avg rating โ€” 5,702 ratings
91.
The Mamur Zapt and the Spoils of Egypt (Mamur Zapt, #6)
The Mamur Zapt and the Spoils of Egypt (Mamur Zapt, #6) 3.80 avg rating โ€” 118 ratings
91.
De zoon van de verhalenverteller
De zoon van de verhalenverteller 4.10 avg rating โ€” 2,822 ratings
91.
Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sky
Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sky 4.33 avg rating โ€” 15 ratings
91.
Aria
Aria 3.58 avg rating โ€” 5,571 ratings
98.
Children of the Alley
Children of the Alley 4.08 avg rating โ€” 30,742 ratings
98.
City of Love and Ashes: A Novel
City of Love and Ashes: A Novel 3.54 avg rating โ€” 347 ratings
98.
An Unnecessary Woman
An Unnecessary Woman 3.82 avg rating โ€” 13,759 ratings
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