• The novel "The Young Bedouin" won the Souk Okaz Award in 2016.
• The novel "Zaryab" received the Ministry of Information and Culture Award for Best Novel by a Saudi Writer in 2015.
• "Jeddah's Seduction" was long-listed for the Arabic Booker Prize in 2011.
• The newspaper Al-Riyadh mentioned: 'Jeddah's Seduction captivated me enough to buy it...'

Saleh Johar didn't know that by lowering one flag and raising another, he would open the gates to chaos. Amid the murder of foreign consuls and some traders, and the British warships shelling Jeddah, with children's cries of fear and the people fleeing everywhere, Namik Pasha tries to stop the bloodshed and destruction. Caught between the city's allure and his enchanting neighbor, Mansour Al-Tihami swings between life and death, his gloomy past, and a glimpse of hope opened by living near Fitna's house.

Maqboul Al-Alawi is a Saudi storyteller and novelist. Published by Dar Al Saqi: "The Copt" (short stories collection - Al-Tayyib Salih Award 2016), "The Young Bedouin" (Souk Okaz Award 2016), "Zaryab" (Ministry of Information and Culture Award for Best Novel by a Saudi Writer, Riyadh Fair 2015).

Publishing house: Dar Al Saqi

Number of Pages: 288

Year of publication: 2016