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Winter Storm Reading

Snow- and Middle East–themed reading for this weekend’s winter storm.

<p>Tourists stroll on the snow-covered Galata bridge in Istanbul, Turkey (Osman Orsal/Reuters).</p>
Tourists stroll on the snow-covered Galata bridge in Istanbul, Turkey (Osman Orsal/Reuters).

By experts and staff

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  • Steven A. CookCFR Expert
    Eni Enrico Mattei Senior Fellow for Middle East and Africa Studies

Orhan Pamuk’s 2002 novel, Snow, translated by Maureen Freely.

The literary compendium edited and translated by Ibtihal Mahmood and Alexander Haddad, Snow in Amman: An Anthology of Short Stories from Jordan.

And one for the kids: Deborah Da Costa’s Snow in Jerusalem, with illustrations by Cornelius Van Wright and Ying-Hwa Hu—a Madelyn and Mia Cook favorite.