“Beauty will save the world.”
Dostoevsky
About
Seven Tracks is an Arabic publishing house, founded by a reader in search of growth and beauty.
We publish books written in Arabic and books in translation, hoping they will help readers reach what they seek.
Our questions differ, and so does what we look for. We read to understand ourselves, other people, and the world, and to discover experiences we have not lived and ideas that have never occurred to us.
We also read for the pleasure of a story, the beauty of language, or the curiosity a book awakens in us.
We hope to have the skill to ask the right questions and the creativity of those who know the answers, and to find new ways to bring stories and ideas from around the world.
The Paradox of Abundance
We live with the paradox of abundance: books multiply, but choosing does not necessarily get easier.
A reader may stand in front of a shelf, unsure: What should I read? Where do I start? What suits me? They may buy many books that sit on their shelves, yet read only a few.
A title may promise more than its contents deliver.
That is why we look at what a book offers, the ideas and values it carries, the prior knowledge it requires, and how suitable it is for its reader’s age. We see care for language, translation, editing, design, and printing as part of doing justice to the text and its reader.
Our adventure
We call our journey an adventure because we do not know everything we will find along the way. We may discover a book that changes us, an idea that opens a door for us, or beauty in an unexpected place.
What we learn along the way guides our choices and leads us to other books and other questions.
We begin with what we ourselves love to read, and invite you to join us: we read, learn, and seek beauty that deserves to last.
This is the adventure we mean.
“Beauty is the symbol of the morally good.” — Kant
We seek beauty and strive for excellence in everything we make, so that each book unites the merit of its content with the quality of its craft.
Every reader has their own path: some seek understanding, others seek aesthetic enjoyment, and beauty makes knowledge worth seeking for its own sake.
Partners
We do not work alone. Behind every book are people who each contribute their expertise and care, and we owe them loyalty and gratitude.
We build our relationships on trust, respect, and keeping our commitments, and work to ensure they last and grow with what we achieve together.
We see writers, publishers, translators, editors, designers, and craftspeople around the world as a community that crosses borders, united by the desire for stories and ideas to reach new readers.
The Adventure Begins Here
If you share our care for books and the craft of making them, wherever you are and whatever your path, we welcome the chance to explore what we can make together.