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Linda "Jamilah" Kolocotronis was an American Muslim writer and former educator in American Islamic schools. Of Greek origin, she converted to Islam at the age of 23, [1] and she published several Islamic fiction novels as well as her doctoral dissertation. [2] Kolocotronis changed her first name to Jamilah when she became Muslim in 1980.
The first novel in the series, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, has sold in excess of 120 million copies, [15] making it one of the best-selling books of all time. As of June 2017, the series has been translated into 85 languages, [ 16 ] placing Harry Potter among history's most translated literary works .
Inspector Jamshed is a series of espionage and detective novels written by Pakistani author Ishtiaq Ahmad. The series features Inspector Jamshed as the protagonist, who undertakes investigations into various crimes alongside his three children: Mehmood, Farooq, and Farzana. Supporting him in his endeavors are notable characters such as retired ...
Everett, whose acclaimed 2001 novel Erasure was turned into the Oscar-nominated 2023 film American Fiction, is a modern literary star and James is another lacerating, smart novel. (Mantle) (Mantle ...
The New York Times' 100 Best Books of the 21st Century is a ranked list of the 100 best novels published in the English language since January 1, 2000. Selection criteria [ edit ]
Jamil Ahmad (June 1, 1931 – July 12, 2014) was a Pakistani civil servant, novelist and story writer. He wrote in the English language. He is known for his anthology, The Wandering Falcon which was short listed for Man Asian Literary Prize, widely known as Asia's highest literary award, in 2011.
He was famous due to his Inspector Jamshed novels, Inspector Kamran Mirza novels, and Shoki Brothers novels, and sometimes a combination of all three [2] As of 2014, he was an editor of the magazine [5] (novel for children) and writing novels for Atlantis Publications, Karachi. Ishtiaq Ahmed was among the first to write Urdu fiction for ...
It is the first book in The Crescent Moon Kingdoms series. The book was published by DAW Books in February 2012. [1] The book was nominated for the 2013 Hugo Award for Best Novel, 2013 David Gemmell Morningstar Award for Best Fantasy Newcomer and the 2012 Nebula Award for Best Novel. [2] [3] It won the 2013 Locus Award for Best First Novel. [4]