Authors: Pamuk, Orhan
Translated by: Pilkauskaitė, Justina
Translated from: Turkish
Published on: 2010

Notwithstanding the fact that the main character is engaged with a perfect girl, he falls in love with another one – Fusin. The family‘s luck which has been planned for a long time, the betrothal which has been held in the “Hilton“hotel together with the elite of Istanbul are destroyed. The man who had a perfect life becomes the loner collecting simple things which seem special for him because they were touched by the hand of the extraordinary woman. All this stuff is turned into the museum‘s exhibits telling about an everlasting love full of pain. More

Authors: Hosseini, Khaled
Translated by: Čeponis, Jonas
Translated from: English
Published on: 2010

”A Thousand Splendid Suns” is the book about two Afghanistan women‘s lives from childhood to adultery. Marjama is illegitimate daughter of a businessman. She and her mother live in a small house in poor conditions. The girl cannot even dream about education, beautiful future or better life in general. Leila, differently than Marjama, lives surrounded by the love of family. She studies and has dreams of the future. It seems that these two girls live in completely different worlds. The education and level of life is separated between them. It looks like the ways of them could never intersect, but the opposite occurs. The destiny has decided to bring them together and eventually they both become one and the same man’s wife. Marjama was forced to marry man she does not love. Leila lost her family during the war, so she hadn‘t other choice just to marry man who promised to take care of her. More

Authors: Abdolah, Kader
Translated by: Mumėnaitė, Birutė
Translated from: Dutch
Published on: 2010

The story begins well in July 1969.The hereditary owners of the town’s congregational mosque occupy a large, old house. The best passage shows how the modernising autocracy of Shah Mohammed Reza – brutal, cynical, in a desperate hurry – all but overran even traditional Iranian towns in the first half of the 1970s. In the revolution of 1979, mosque house come painfully to grief. The Shah is losing his hold on power; the Ayatollah Khomeini incites rebellion from his exile in France; and one day the Ayatollah returns—the consequences of which will be felt in every corner of Mosque house. Ingenious, but complacent in their habits and religion, they are no match for the rough customers of the revolution. More

Authors: Shah, Tahir
Translated by: Drazdauskienė, Rasa
Translated from: English
Published on: 2009

The book „The Caliph’s house. A year in Casablanca“ tells about the first Tahir Shah year in Casablanca. It is the largest city of Morocco, near the ocean, with wooden, crooked streets, with high walls which often hides the impressive ancient palaces. They are not very expensive, because Moroccans prefer modern apartments. More

Authors: Hosseini, Khaled
Translated by: Čeponis, Jonas
Translated from: English
Published on: 2007

The novel “The kite runner“ is one of those stories that intrudes into the heart and mind. This is a story about two boys who were like brothers in childhood , later turned different walks of life . This is the story of Amir and Hasan – „Kabul Sultans“ , who was so close , and then became very alienated . This is a story about two boys friendship , about loyalty and respect and forgiveness . Amir wealthy son of a merchant , and Amir Hasan servant working at home son . Their friendship continued until one fateful event that changed the lives of Amir and Hassan . Amir Hasan issued in the name of what he really wanted – his father\’s love. But the most understood that behaved unacceptably , he decides Hasan kicked out of the house with her father , that every day might not see it, because it felt remorse . Once your plan, Amir Hasan casts with his father out of the house and expects to feel better. More

Authors: Maalouf, Amin
Translated by: Žalgaitė, Jūratė
Translated from: French
Published on: 2006

In his writing, Lebanese author and scientist Amin Maalouf analyzes topics related to migration, war and history. Civil war escapee to France, shares his experience as well. Nevertheless, A. Maalouf’s first historical novel ’’Crusade Through Arba Eyes’’ remains his most popular and significant book.

While taking a stance of unbiased observer, author writes about crusade in The Middle East in the XII – XIII centuries. Contrary to usual European narrative, events during this period are represented through easterner’s perspective. Despite cruelty, immorality and arrogance shown by knights on their expeditions, the author remains objective. According to More

Authors: Pamuk, Orhan
Translated by: Miškinienė, Galina
Translated from: Turkish
Published on: 2005

“The Black book” is a Turkish piece of literature written in the 20^th century. The book includes various themes such as mystery, the inside world of human being, elements of investigation as well as Turkish traditions. The author Orhan Pamuk creates personal conversations with the readers, which involve them into complicated and thought provoking story.

The novel tells a story about one family and the main character of Galip – a lawyer who lives in the middle of Istanbul. The everyday life of Galip has changed permanently when one day he finds a goodbye note from his wife Rüya. The love story between the main character and Rüya started More

Authors: Maalouf, Amin
Translated by: Banionytė, Stasė
Translated from: French
Published on: 2003

“The Rock of Tanios” – is one boy’s story about kid Tanios from the same village as him, who lived there before and disappeared dramatically.  Storyteller uses three sources: two of them are from people, who were really close with Tanios and another document is newer. This record author is monk Elijah, who died the next day of the beginning of the First World War. This book is divided into 9 “curves”, which splits it into chapters and sections. In every chapter we can feel a different manner of talking, even storytellers note in his voice changes. Story is consistent, but sometimes into past, there are some interrupts from the present. More

Authors: Aitmatov, Chinghiz
Translated by: Vaitkus, Juozas
Translated from: Russian
Published on: 1987

The plot of the novel takes place in Central Asia Sary Ozek steppe, during the Cold War. The pivotal objects and livelihood of the locals: Buranly-Buran train station and the constantly rattling trains, which \”go from east to west and from west to east…” Everything was measured in this unrelenting and void steppe from the train rails, like from the Greenwich meridian. More

Authors: Pezeshkzad, Iraj
Translated by: Ferensienė, Goda
Translated from: Russian
Published on: 1987

Iraj Pezeshkzad tells a story about a life of a non-traditional family during the World War II in Teheran in a book called “My uncle Napoleon”. This comical novel is very charming and full of funny dialogs as well as interesting stories. This book also views the Muslim culture and daily life in a non-traditional way.

The book tells a story about a life of one wealthy Iranian family. The main storyteller is a teenage boy, who has fallen deeply in love with his neighbour and a family member Leila. A young man tells various stories about his family‘s daily life. The main character of his stories become his uncle Uncle Napoleon. Uncle Napoleon is indeed an extraordinary More