Best Novels That Take Place in the Middle East

1.
The Syrian Virgin (The Syrian Virgin, #1)
The Syrian Virgin (The Syrian Virgin, #1)
by: Zack Love
3.96 avg rating — 439 ratings
2.
Mornings in Jenin
Mornings in Jenin 4.51 avg rating — 48,776 ratings
2.
Ahriman: The Spirit of Destruction
Ahriman: The Spirit of Destruction
by: Puja Guha
4.10 avg rating — 243 ratings
4.
Palestine's Children: Returning to Haifa & Other Stories
Palestine's Children: Returning to Haifa & Other Stories 4.43 avg rating — 1,003 ratings
5.
The Fig Orchard
The Fig Orchard 4.14 avg rating — 353 ratings
5.
Esther's Sling
Esther's Sling 4.46 avg rating — 28 ratings
7.
Twenty Two Years to Life
Twenty Two Years to Life 4.49 avg rating — 77 ratings
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Spy... for Nobody!: Sixteen Years in the Syrian Intelligence
Spy... for Nobody!: Sixteen Years in the Syrian Intelligence 4.02 avg rating — 65 ratings
9.
جاسوس من أجل لا أحد: ستة عشر عامًا في المخابرات
جاسوس من أجل لا أحد: ستة عشر عامًا في المخابرات 4.02 avg rating — 65 ratings
10.
Spy... for Nobody! Sixteen Years in the Syrian Intelligence
Spy... for Nobody! Sixteen Years in the Syrian Intelligence 4.02 avg rating — 65 ratings
11.
Men in the Sun and Other Palestinian Stories
Men in the Sun and Other Palestinian Stories 4.35 avg rating — 3,451 ratings
12.
The Palace of Angels
The Palace of Angels 4.48 avg rating — 106 ratings
13.
The Map of Salt and Stars
The Map of Salt and Stars 3.92 avg rating — 20,152 ratings
13.
Amarna Book I: Book of Ida
Amarna Book I: Book of Ida 3.94 avg rating — 72 ratings
13.
Anno 2020
Anno 2020 4.47 avg rating — 32 ratings
16.
The Stone of Laughter
The Stone of Laughter 3.43 avg rating — 412 ratings
16.
Amarna Book II: Book of Hawara
Amarna Book II: Book of Hawara 4.12 avg rating — 25 ratings
18.
Amarna Book III: Book of Raia
Amarna Book III: Book of Raia 4.67 avg rating — 21 ratings
19.
The Hakawati
The Hakawati 3.95 avg rating — 4,505 ratings
20.
I, The Divine: A Novel in First Chapters
I, The Divine: A Novel in First Chapters 3.97 avg rating — 1,453 ratings
21.
Escape from Iran
Escape from Iran liked it 3.00 avg rating — 5 ratings
21.
Terminal Rage
Terminal Rage 4.13 avg rating — 1,237 ratings
21.
A Vision of Angels
A Vision of Angels 4.13 avg rating — 55 ratings
21.
Tsunami Connection
Tsunami Connection 4.26 avg rating — 141 ratings
21.
Tsunami Connection
Tsunami Connection 4.26 avg rating — 141 ratings
21.
Energy Dependence Day
Energy Dependence Day 4.23 avg rating — 31 ratings
21.
Wall of Dust
Wall of Dust really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 16 ratings
21.
A Small Country about to Vanish
A Small Country about to Vanish 3.69 avg rating — 402 ratings
21.
The Kurdish Bike
The Kurdish Bike 3.90 avg rating — 3,551 ratings
21.
Twenty Two Years to Life
Twenty Two Years to Life 4.49 avg rating — 77 ratings
21.
Revolution
Revolution 4.50 avg rating — 22 ratings
21.
Code Name: Butterfly
Code Name: Butterfly 3.62 avg rating — 170 ratings
21.
A Caravan of Brides: A Novel of Saudi Arabia
A Caravan of Brides: A Novel of Saudi Arabia 4.37 avg rating — 100 ratings
21.
When a Bulbul Sings
When a Bulbul Sings really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 34 ratings
21.
A Door Between Us
A Door Between Us 4.14 avg rating — 280 ratings
21.
Against the Loveless World
Against the Loveless World 4.50 avg rating — 27,507 ratings
21.
The Daughters of Kobani: A Story of Rebellion, Courage, and Justice
The Daughters of Kobani: A Story of Rebellion, Courage, and Justice 4.06 avg rating — 3,403 ratings
21.
ATARDECER MEDITERRÁNEO
ATARDECER MEDITERRÁNEO it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating
39.
What Is Past Is Dead
What Is Past Is Dead 4.40 avg rating — 43 ratings
39.
Palace Walk (The Cairo Trilogy, #1)
Palace Walk (The Cairo Trilogy, #1) 4.20 avg rating — 21,769 ratings
39.
Guapa: A Novel
Guapa: A Novel 4.12 avg rating — 4,121 ratings
39.
They Called Me a Lioness: A Palestinian Girl's Fight for Freedom
They Called Me a Lioness: A Palestinian Girl's Fight for Freedom 4.67 avg rating — 4,691 ratings
39.
LOS HIJOS DE ANTARAH (ATARDECER MEDITERRÁNEO #2)
LOS HIJOS DE ANTARAH (ATARDECER MEDITERRÁNEO #2) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings
44.
Gate of the Sun
Gate of the Sun 3.90 avg rating — 2,523 ratings
44.
Wolf Dreams
Wolf Dreams 3.80 avg rating — 1,159 ratings
44.
If You Could Be Mine
If You Could Be Mine 3.71 avg rating — 10,298 ratings
44.
I Shall Not Hate: A Gaza Doctor's Journey on the Road to Peace and Human Dignity
I Shall Not Hate: A Gaza Doctor's Journey on the Road to Peace and Human Dignity 4.32 avg rating — 7,402 ratings
44.
LOS HIJOS DE ANTARAH (ATARDECER MEDITERRÁNEO nº 2) (Spanish Edition)
LOS HIJOS DE ANTARAH (ATARDECER MEDITERRÁNEO nº 2) (Spanish Edition) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings
49.
Men in the Sun
Men in the Sun 4.21 avg rating — 23,832 ratings
49.
Sabriya: Damascus Bitter Sweet
Sabriya: Damascus Bitter Sweet 4.14 avg rating — 643 ratings
49.
The Biggest Prison on Earth: A History of the Occupied Territories
The Biggest Prison on Earth: A History of the Occupied Territories 4.36 avg rating — 1,290 ratings
49.
جاسوس من أجل لا أحد: ستة عشر عامًا في المخابرات
جاسوس من أجل لا أحد: ستة عشر عامًا في المخابرات 4.02 avg rating — 65 ratings
49.
Blood in the Water: How the US and Israel Conspired to Ambush the USS Liberty
Blood in the Water: How the US and Israel Conspired to Ambush the USS Liberty 4.17 avg rating — 24 ratings
49.
CHILDREN OF ANTARAH (MEDITERRANEAN SUNSET #2)
CHILDREN OF ANTARAH (MEDITERRANEAN SUNSET #2) 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings
55.
Our Harsh Logic: Israeli Soldiers' Testimonies from the Occupied Territories, 2000-2010
Our Harsh Logic: Israeli Soldiers' Testimonies from the Occupied Territories, 2000-2010 3.96 avg rating — 178 ratings
55.
Mediterranean Sunset
Mediterranean Sunset 4.09 avg rating — 43 ratings
57.
Pillars of Salt
Pillars of Salt 3.80 avg rating — 698 ratings
58.
Nisanit
Nisanit 3.47 avg rating — 47 ratings
59.
Koolaids: The Art of War
Koolaids: The Art of War 4.04 avg rating — 849 ratings
60.
From A to X: A Story in Letters
From A to X: A Story in Letters 3.89 avg rating — 1,713 ratings
61.
Hunters in a Narrow Street
Hunters in a Narrow Street 3.70 avg rating — 260 ratings
62.
Prairies of Fever
Prairies of Fever 3.23 avg rating — 645 ratings
63.
Zaat
Zaat 3.57 avg rating — 5,427 ratings
64.
The Committee: A Novel
The Committee: A Novel 3.62 avg rating — 3,146 ratings
65.
A Sky So Close
A Sky So Close 3.49 avg rating — 1,342 ratings
66.
Absent
Absent 3.56 avg rating — 1,138 ratings
67.
Touch
Touch 3.76 avg rating — 832 ratings
68.
The Eye of the Mirror
The Eye of the Mirror 3.67 avg rating — 58 ratings