In a fertile desert : modern writing from the United Arab Emirates / selected and translated by Denys Johnson-Davies.

A decision / Ebtisam al-Mualla -- A different species / Lamees Faris al-Marzuqi -- A slap in the face / Abdul Hamid Ahmed -- Abu Abboud / Ali Abdul Aziz al-Sharhan -- Birds of a feather / Jumaa al-Fairuz -- Death / Momniyat Salem -- Enemies in a single house / Maram Junaa Faraj -- Fear without walls / 'A'ishaa al-Za'aby -- Fishhooks / Nasser Jubran -- Grief of the night bird / Ibrahim Mubarak -- The old woman / Maryam Al Saedi -- Ripe dates and date palms / Hareb al-Dhaheri -- The little tree / Nasser al-Dhaheri -- The peddler / Muhsin Soleiman -- The sound of singing / Salma Matar Seif -- Threads of delusion / Sheikha al-Nakhi -- Too late / Saleh Karama -- Two neighbors / Muhammad al-Murr -- Zaain and Fatima / Mohamed al-Mazrouei -- The story of Ibrahim / Roda al-Baluchi.