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Read-alikes and related books
Books like The Drowning
If you loved The Drowning by Hammour Ziada, this shelf of 24 books shares the same pull — rooted in Egypt & North Africa, Middle East, Small Town & Rural, and War & Military.
Top related books to The Drowning
Strong read-alikes chosen for how closely they echo the themes and feel of The Drowning.
The 24 books on this list are tied together by themes of Egypt & North Africa, Middle East, Small Town & Rural — the same threads that run through The Drowning by Hammour Ziada. Among the authors featured: Ashraf El-Ashmawi, Mohamed Mbougar Sarr, Iḥsān ʻAbd al-Qaddūs, Hadeer Elsbai, and others.