Raja Alem

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• باهبل: مكة Multiverse 1945-2009

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  باهبل: مكة Multiverse 1945-2009

  Bahbel: Makkah Multiverse 1945-2009

  Raja Alem

  Novel · 336 pages · Family, Historical

  AIAI-generated summary:In an old Mecca family ruled by its father, a boy is born as one of twins, though his twin has vanished; growing up among the family's women, he sets out to write their lives from 1945 to 2009.

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  The Dove's Necklace

  طوق الحمام · Tawq al-hamam

  Raja Alem

  Novel · Crime

  AIAI-generated summary:When the naked body of a young woman is found in an alley of Abu al-Ruus, an old quarter of Mecca, a police officer tries to find her killer, while the neighbourhood itself tells the story.