Books for Arab American Heritage Month
In honor of Arab American Heritage Month in April, we are sharing books by Arab and Arab American authors that share their culture, history, and personal lives.
Waiting for the Guests
Dieter Wellershoff (b. 1925)
Eating Mussels (Excerpt)
Birgit Vanderbeke (b. 1956)
The Good Old Days
Gabriele Wohmann (b. 1932)
Lascia
Judith Hermann (b. 1970)
Chicago/Shanty Town
Georg Klein (b. 1953)
Grandfather and the Decision-makers
Christoph Hein (b. 1944)
The Suspect
Jurek Becker (b. 1937)
Notes on German Text
Acknowledgments
Waiting for the Guests
Dieter Wellershoff (b. 1925)
Eating Mussels (Excerpt)
Birgit Vanderbeke (b. 1956)
The Good Old Days
Gabriele Wohmann (b. 1932)
Lascia
Judith Hermann (b. 1970)
Chicago/Shanty Town
Georg Klein (b. 1953)
Grandfather and the Decision-makers
Christoph Hein (b. 1944)
The Suspect
Jurek Becker (b. 1937)
Notes on German Text
Acknowledgments
In honor of Arab American Heritage Month in April, we are sharing books by Arab and Arab American authors that share their culture, history, and personal lives.
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