Books in 2020 played a vital role due to the long lockdown the whole world faced due to the COVID-19 outbreak. So, SEE News list presents the most googled books in 2020 in the Middle East.
Les Miserable by Victor Hugo
One of the mothers of classic novels, Les Miserable comes on the list of the most googled book despite its length. It is five-volume-novel.
The novel observes the tragedy of the French in the light of the French Revolution.
"The book which the reader has before him at this moment is, from one end to the other, in its entirety and details ... a progress from evil to good, from injustice to justice, from falsehood to truth, from night to day, from appetite to conscience, from corruption to life; from bestiality to duty, from hell to heaven, from nothingness to God. The starting point: matter, destination: the soul. The hydra at the beginning, the angel at the end," Hugo described at the end of the novel.
Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Another classic book comes on the list. "Crime and Punishment" is considered as one of the literary wonders. Also, it is a long novel as it is the second-longest work by Dostoevsky.
The novel portrays the anguish of man and his complicated psyche. Also, it sheds the light on the world of moral and punishment in Russian society from a sophisticated philosophical and psychological approach.
40 Rules of Love by Elif Shafak
"40 Rules of Love" by Elif Shafak is still on the most googled books although it was released many years ago. But, the touching spiritual mood of the novel makes it a favorite book during COVID-19 quarantine.
Diving into worlds of love and mysticism, stories about Rumi and Tabrizi, and the beauty of poetry and travel define the mysterious magic of the book.
Molhemoon by Saleh Ben Mohamed El Khozeim
This book narrates influential and inspirational stories of success. It also sheds the light on the temptations and obstacles they faced and how they beat them.
"Shifret Belal" by Dr. Ahmed Khairy El Amary
Indeed, Sayidna Bilal's story in Islam history is an inspirational story, therefore, Dr. Ahmed Khairy El Amary re-introduced the archetype of Sayidna Bilal's story to back another contemporary Bilal story.
The contemporary Bilal falls under the pressures of European religious freedom, atheism, and modern-form of slavery.
Sophie's World by Jostein Gaarder
This book introduces a wonderful journey to man's existentialist questions and the hidden secrets of philosophy.
Observing the meaning of life from a teen-aged girl makes the mood of the novel more enjoyable and simple. This book is one of the good choices for home-reading time.
Al Raqs Maa' Al Hayah by Mahdi Al Mawsawi
Re-experiencing the value of the simplest life activities and enjoying every moment to the maximum level is moral which humans learn during COVID-19 lockdown. So, this kind of inspirational reading is on the list.
This book is a call for reapproaching life with positivity and simplicity. Also, it provides the reader with the means of decreasing stress.
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
"The Alchemist" is still one of the most googled and most-read books. Narrating a catchy mystic journey of a young boy towards discovering the unknown is the main mood of the novella.
The dream of reaching the treasures of pyramids and the discovery of the self is enriching the mood of reading.
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