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Zoë Ferraris

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Zoë Ferraris moved to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia in the aftermath of the first Gulf War. She lived in a conservative Muslim community with her then-husband and his family, a group of Saudi-Palestinians.

Her debut novel, Finding Nouf (published as Night of the Mi'raj in the UK) was a national and international bestseller, winner of the LA Times Book Award for First Fiction, a B&N Discover pick, an ALE Alex Award winner, and was translated and published in 45 countries. Two follow-up novels, City of Veils and Kingdom of Strangers have been published in over 35 countries. The three books have been optioned for a television series.

She has an MFA from Columbia University and currently lives in San Francisco.
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Zoë Ferraris Well shoot, there are tons of books and authors out there who do a really good job of showing the complicated, messy, hugely diverse world of the Midd…moreWell shoot, there are tons of books and authors out there who do a really good job of showing the complicated, messy, hugely diverse world of the Middle East. We could talk about this for a while. I think of Anastasia Hobbet's "Small Kingdoms" and Keija Parssinen's "The Ruins of Us." I mention them because they're excellent and a wee bit overlooked, imo. My go-to books by Middle Eastern authors are "Cities of Salt" by Abdulrahman Munif, and "The Yacoubian Building" by Alaa al-Aswany -- both not as popular as, say, Naguib Mahfouz (who I also enjoyed), but they are just as gripping. Also consider Matt Rees's Omar Yussef mysteries....

Is there anything in particular you're longing to read? Mysteries, historical novels, literary fiction? What books can't you stand? (Just curious. :-)))(less)
Zoë Ferraris Maria, I am currently caught up in finishing my first children's book series, The Hunt for the Pyxis, which launches next month. I will be sure to pos…moreMaria, I am currently caught up in finishing my first children's book series, The Hunt for the Pyxis, which launches next month. I will be sure to post a notification if another Saudi mystery comes out. Thanks so much for asking!(less)
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“And like some part of himself that, two days ago, had thought pray and propriety were antidote enough to what ailed the world.”
Zoe Ferraris, City of Veils

“I'm sorry about what I said about the police," she said. "I know your friend works for them."

"You have reason," he said. "You don't know what they'll do, and when they become known for doing crazy things, you have no reason to trust them. That's their fault, not yours.”
Zoe Ferraris, City of Veils
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“I sometimes think that it’s the only way evil can truly express itself—that is, by distorting religion. It doesn’t surprise me that your killer is using Islam in his perversions. Evil tries to destroy that which is most sacred—and it always fails.”
Zoë Ferraris, Kingdom of Strangers




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