The Woman from Warsaw

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Genres

Coming of Age, Survival, Women's Fiction, Literary Fiction, Historical, Novels, and World War II

Trigger Warnings

Death

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Publication Date

Apr 7, 2026

Page Length

375 pages

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The Woman from Warsaw

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Blurb

A luminous WWII novel of courage, exile, and survival in wartime North Africa.

Set in wartime North Africa, The Woman from Warsaw is a sweeping yet intimate portrait of courage, exile, and resilience. In luminous, sensory prose, Salah el Moncef traces the intertwined destinies of Mariam Khaldoon, a young girl coming of age amid the ruins of empire, and Esther Sanz, a Jewish refugee whose quiet defiance reshapes every life around her.

As the violence of war presses ever closer, Mariam’s childhood innocence gives way to a deeper awareness of loyalty, loss, and moral courage. Through the voices of women navigating a world transformed by fascism and conflict, the novel explores memory, identity, and the fragile possibilities of survival.

Rich in atmosphere and historical detail, The Woman from Warsaw is a powerful meditation on exile, resistance, and the enduring human search for dignity.

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Genres

Coming of Age, Survival, Women's Fiction, Literary Fiction, Historical, Novels, and World War II

Trigger Warnings

Death

Type of Ending

Series

Not part of a series

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149

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Publication Date

Apr 7, 2026

Page Length

375 pages

Available Formats

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Author

Salah el Moncef was born in Kuwait City, Kuwait. He is the author of The Offering, Now and Then, Benghazi, and Art as Pharmakon. His short fiction, largely focused on the Arab diaspora experience, has been published in numerous British and American magazines and anthologies. He is a five-time Fulbright scholar and a recipient of the Presidential Award for Excellence in the Humanities. Moncef is Reader in English and Creative Writing at Nantes University, France, and Senior Editor at Routledge / Taylor & Francis.

Publisher

Atopon Books