The Magnificent Conman of Cairo

Rediscovered gem available in English for the first time. Originally published in Arabic in the 1940's the year that Camus', The Stranger was published. Satirical, at the vanguard, it was heralded at the time by Naguib Mahfouz, a contemporary, but then lost until republished in Arabic in 2014 when it found a cult following.

Called "Egypt's Literary Gem" by Sherif Abdel Samad in Mada Masr https://madamasr.com/en/2016/01/31/feature/culture/egypts-literary-gems-malim-the-great/

Chosen by Nael Eloukhy in

Interesting publishing story: after the original publication and its being snubbed for literary prizes of the day, the author wrote a long, satiric response to the literati and never published again.