Kotob Khan’s list of May 2010 (Arabic) best-sellers (from the Arabic Literature blog):
1 – Why Don’t Egyptians Revolt? – Alaa Al Aswany
2 – Response to Azazel – Anba Bishoy
3 – Do We Deserve Democracy? – Alaa Al Aswany
4 – Arab Theology – Youssef Zeidan
5 – Old People Sitting on Benches – Al Taher Sharqawy
6 – Paving Egypt – Omar Taher
7 – A Chagrined Laugh – Bilal Fadl
8 – Season of Migration to the North – Tayeb Salih
9 – Moqtanayat Wust Al-Balad (Downtown Acquisitions) – Mekkawi Said
10 – The Age of Science – Ahmed Zewail
11 – A Book Without a Name – Ahmed Esseily
12 – Two Rooms and a Hall – Ibrahim Aslan
13 – When the Streets Had a Name – Randa Abdel-Fattah
14 – Abu Omar al-Masri – Ezz Eddin Shoukry
15 – Azazel – Youssef Zeidan
16 – Noah’s Ark – Khaled al-Khamisi
17 – Diary of a Spinster – Abeer Suleiman
18 – Ando Mando – Yahya Mukhtar
19 – Surprised People – Salah Issa
20 – A Country That Educated Them – Mustafa Shahib
More information here.
1 – Why Don’t Egyptians Revolt? – Alaa Al Aswany
2 – Response to Azazel – Anba Bishoy
3 – Do We Deserve Democracy? – Alaa Al Aswany
4 – Arab Theology – Youssef Zeidan
5 – Old People Sitting on Benches – Al Taher Sharqawy
6 – Paving Egypt – Omar Taher
7 – A Chagrined Laugh – Bilal Fadl
8 – Season of Migration to the North – Tayeb Salih
9 – Moqtanayat Wust Al-Balad (Downtown Acquisitions) – Mekkawi Said
10 – The Age of Science – Ahmed Zewail
11 – A Book Without a Name – Ahmed Esseily
12 – Two Rooms and a Hall – Ibrahim Aslan
13 – When the Streets Had a Name – Randa Abdel-Fattah
14 – Abu Omar al-Masri – Ezz Eddin Shoukry
15 – Azazel – Youssef Zeidan
16 – Noah’s Ark – Khaled al-Khamisi
17 – Diary of a Spinster – Abeer Suleiman
18 – Ando Mando – Yahya Mukhtar
19 – Surprised People – Salah Issa
20 – A Country That Educated Them – Mustafa Shahib
More information here.