Books published by Darf Publishers Ltd

A tiny rat and her friend Wilbert are playing hide and seek. Despite being humongous, the rat cannot find Wilbert anywhere...

Sam Saadoun, a closeted Jewish-Arab from Los Angeles, travels to Beijing to study. He is in pursuit of a romantic gay dream, desperate to escape the United States. When he arrives he is harassed by shadowy characters. All the while a disturbing murder mystery is unfolding in the halls of the university's most curious building.

Kuwaiti children's author Lateefa Buti's well-crafted and beautifully illustrated Hatless encourages children to think independently and challenge traditions with innovation and creativity.

On the outskirts of Tokyo stands a modest European style house. There a woman named Taki has worked as a maidservant in the house and lived with its owners, the Hirai family. Now, near the end of her life, Taki is writing down in a notebook her nostalgic memories of the time spent living in the house.

When a dog and a rat find a flat rabbit, they decide to move her off the road. But where can they take her? After much thought and consideration, they decide to give the rabbit a proper send off. They say goodbye and give the rabbit a beautiful gift - seeing the world from a new perspective.

When one dog catches eye of another dog's bone, all he wants is a bone of his own. But what happens when he gets a bigger, juicier bone? In this hilarious picture book for all ages, Oskarsson uses subtle movement and expressions to explore feelings of jealousy, greed and anger.

The rabbits skip, hop and play in the finest, softest and greenest grass in the country. But the dogs chase the rabbits so they come up with a plan to get rid of them. There's just one problem... Once the dogs disappear, the grass is no longer so fine, soft or green. This award-winning story is about living alongside others, even if they annoy us.

Provides one of the first complete and historically accurate popular accounts of this period in Spanish history.

A Thousand Miles Up the Nile is a captivating work by the renowned author, Amelia B. Edwards. Published by Darf Publishers Ltd in 1993, this book is a treasure trove for readers who appreciate the blend of history and adventure. The genre of the book is hard to pin down as it beautifully amalgamates travel, history, and a bit of mystery. Edwards, with her eloquent prose, takes the readers on an unforgettable journey up the Nile. She vividly describes the enchanting landscapes, ancient monuments, and the intriguing culture of Egypt that she encounters during her voyage. A Thousand Miles Up the Nile is not just a book, but an experience that transports you back in time. This book is a must-read for those who want to experience a thrilling journey without leaving their comfort zone. Published by Darf Publishers Ltd, it is a testament to their commitment to bringing engaging and enlightening books to readers.

Dog, Cat and Mouse live peacefully alongside one another. Then suddenly, things turn a little chaotic...

This book, translated from Arabic, is a description of cultural life and beauty as experienced by Ibn Buttuta during his travels throughout the Muslim world at the beginning of the 14th century.

Leila is the new girl in Max's class in rural Germany, and they soon become close friends. She has fled Syria with her family, having left her grandmother and father behind. Her most cherished object is a walnut from her grandmother's garden. Leila is desperately sad when she loses her walnut and, in a failed attempt, sets out to return to Syria.

The Afghan Wars of 1839-1842 and 1878-1880 were the direct result of Russian and British Imperial designs for the expansions of the respective spheres of influence. Archibald Forbes' book is a recognised scholarly history of those wars.

Written at the beginning of the century, this work retains the ability to life the reader upon a magic carpet ride into the wonder of the orient. As the author informs us it is a 'tale of adventures, exploits and love.'

When C.B. Klunzinger left Europe in 1863 he had it in mind to make a zoological investigation of the Red Sea and its environs.

This is a wonderful portrait of a land at which, as S.G.W. Benjamin has said, 'the cultivated imagination kindles'.

A fascinating record of Lybian Jewish life written by a Talmudic scholar, teacher, itinerant peddler and amateur anthropologist named Mordechai Hakohen.

Twelve unique biographical essays on professionals of the mid-Victorian era. Extensive and painstaking research has produced portraits of players selected for their cricketing prowess rather than manly virtues. On the whole they are an unattractive and undisciplined lot, and this makes for interesting reading.

Professor G. Derek West has devoted much of his time to the summer game, having contributed numerous articles to cricket magazines and journals as well as compiling indexes to several books and acting as a consultant cricket historian.

One of the greatest journey's ever; Caillie was the first European to reach and return alive from this fabled city.

This learned journey through Old and New Testament and Roman sites of Syria, Jordan, Palestine, Lebanon, lead back to Damascus with an account of the 1860 massacre.

One of the greatest journeys ever; Caillie was the first European to reach and return alive from this fabled city.

A masterpiece of descriptive and scholarly travelgoue, it describes author's journeys between 1810-1816. He records detailed aspects of the inhabitants' lives, religion, culture as well as topography, natural history and archaeology.

Including annotations and a biographical introduction, this work is a translation of "histoire des musulmans d'espagne"'.