Ten Favorite Novels About the Muslim World

(alphabetically by author)

 

  • Minaret by Leila Aboulela

  • I, the Divine: A Novel in First Chapters by Rabih Alameddine

  • Fullblood Arabian by Osama Alomar

  • The Merchant and the Alchemist’s Gate by Ted Chiang

  • The Jokers by Albert Cossery

  • Skunk Girl by Sheba Karim

  • The Association of Small Bombs by Karan Mahajan

  • Remote Control by Nnedi Okarafor

  • Shame by Salman Rushdie

  • This Earth of Mankind by Pramoedya Toer

— November 6, 2021


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