The novel “Khatam Salimi” by Rima Bali... volatile chapters about love and Aleppo.
“The Sealima Ring,” shortlisted for the International Prize for Arabic Fiction, immerses her reader in an imaginary narrative world. A puzzle is the reader’s doorstep to an enigmatic world with the stories of its people, its places, and the nature of its times. The ring serves as the miraculous link between the characters, past, and future, thus the ring turns into a focal point.