2016 YEAR ANNOUNCED IN THE UAE THE YEAR OF READING. LAST YEARS, BOOK SHELFS OF STORES HAVE FULLY FILLED WITH STORIES FROM THE LIFE OF THEIR EMIRATES - FROM SERIOUS AUTOBIOGRAPHIES TO EASY Fiction. YOUNG COUNTRY BORNS NEW CHARACTERS AND INTERESTING CHARACTERS - AND SOME OF THEIR COSTS MUST BE TAKEN CAREFULLY. Text: Natalia Remmer
"Autobiography". Khalaf Ahmad Al Habtur. 2013 year
“In 1949, I started screaming into a world that is no longer there. I think I screamed because it’s hard to get me to act quietly,” says the founder of the construction empire Al Habtoor Group. Massive work is the story of his life, lessons and mistakes, failures and victories against the backdrop of major world events - the formation of a new state in 1971, the Persian Gulf War and the events of September 11, 2001 in America. Witty, soulful and sincere, the book surprises with insight - many of the author's thoughts became prophetic predictions of the future. The foreword to the book was written by former US President Jimmy Carter.
"My fantastic life in Dubai: the true story of Jane from Jumeirah" by Kira Dupont-Trubetskoy. 2015 year
Franco-Swiss writer and journalist Kira Dupont-Trubetskoy resurrected a character named Jane from Jumeirah, who first appeared in 2001, and gave him a second life in her pocket book for all expats with many vivid illustrations. Who is Jane? This is a typical middle-class representative from Western Europe: she moved with her family to Dubai because her husband received a favorable offer to work in a large oil company. Now she has enough money to deal with herself: Jane lives in a comfortable villa, loves shopping and gatherings with her friends over a cup of coffee. She quickly appears maid and gardener, and then - a personal fitness trainer and plastic surgeon. And her life flows peacefully in the company of the same Jane as she ... In the book - 60 episodes, each of which can be said: It's so Dubai!
"The Gecko" ("The Sand Fish") Maha Gargash. 2009 year
Emirate's debut novel is dedicated to the fate of women in the Arab world, the rules of survival and following traditions. The main character, 17-year-old Nura Al Salmi, born in a village on the Musandam Peninsula, lost her parents early, and her brother is anxious to marry her to a wealthy merchant. She has a choice - to become a third wife or choose freedom. Nura escapes to another village, meets her love there, but this story is not destined to end in a happy ending. She is forced to return and fight for her existence. A tragic and soulful story caught the attention of filmmakers, and the book was filmed.
"My Vision: Challenges in the Race to Perfection" ("My Vision")
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai. 2012 year
A unique, inspiring and, without a doubt, the most ideologically strong book ever published in the United Arab Emirates. In it, Sheikh Mohammed analyzes the best practices of the development of the UAE, the challenges that the country overcomes in order to achieve excellence and leadership: in the areas of service, tourism, the economy of knowledge and the development of human resources. The UAE Vice President addresses not only the Emirates - his audience is the entire Arab world. Dubai has proven that different cultures can coexist peacefully, which means it’s possible. "Whether you consider yourself a lion or a gazelle - it doesn’t matter. In the race for survival, you just have to run faster than others in order to save your life," the ruler of Dubai says, and it's hard to argue with him. Many of the photographs that illustrate the book were published for the first time.
"Desperate in Dubai" by Amir Al Hakavati. 2011 year
Desperate in Dubai is the answer to Desperate Housewives and the epic Sex and the City. The plot focuses on the fate of four girls a little over twenty: Lady Lux, the daughter of a wealthy emirate, living in a villa in Jumeirah and leading a double lifestyle; Lebanese young Leila, a real estate agent who came to Dubai to seek a rich husband; Indian Sugar, who is hiding in Dubai from her foggy past in England; and Nadia, a native of the North African region, experiencing the tragic history of a failed marriage. The novel, which became a landmark, grew out of a regular blog on the Internet. But the local society accepted the “truth of Dubai life” with difficulty - that is why the author still has to hide his real name. Initially, bookstores even seized the book from sale, but she managed to return there and become a bestseller.
