17. Divergent Cultures: the Middle East in Literature

In this series, readers explore ancient and modern conflicts to build understanding about the varied and richly textured peoples, cultures, histories, and geographies of the Middle East. A place of divergent cultures, faiths, and people, the literary landscape offers stories of tragedy, triumph, and perseverance.

Libraries will choose five of these titles.

• Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books, Azar Nafisi
• The Kite Runner, Khaled Hosseini
• Palace Walk, Naguib Mahfouz
• A Perfect Peace, Amos Oz
• Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace...  One School at a Time, Greg Mortensen and David Oliver Relin
• Nine Parts of Desire: The Hidden World of Islamic Women, Geraldine Brooks