'An assembly of wonders'
The Glory of Cairo: An Illustrated History, ed. André Raymond, Cairo: AUC Press, 2002. pp492

Homecoming to Iraq
Buthaina Al-Nasiri, Final Night, translated by Denys Johnson-Davies. Cairo: The American University in Cairo Press, 2002. pp124

Memoir of a collapse
Gamil Matar, The First Story, Dar Al-Hilal, Cairo, 2002. pp269

Variations on enchantment
Colors of Enchantment, Theater, Dance, Music, and the Visual Arts of the Middle East, Sherifa Zuhur (ed.), Cairo: The American University in Cairo Press, 2002. pp456

'The chain that is round us now...'
Victoria College: A History Revealed, Sahar Hamouda, Colin Clement & Hala Halim, Cairo: American University in Cairo Press, 2002. pp324

Beautiful progeny
Lailat Urs (Wedding Night), Youssef Abu-Rayya, Cairo: Al-Hilal Novels Series

At a glance
A shorthand guide to recent publications compiled by Mahmoud El-Wardani