This novel is about how the lives of the inhabitants of an apartment in downtown Cairo, intertwine. Religious fervour jostles with promiscuity, modern life with ancient culture. The destinies of a fading aristocrat, a sultry voluptuous siren, a devout young student, feeling the pull of Islamic fundamentalism, a gay newspaper editor and a corrupt and corpulent politician come together. This controversial Arab novel represents the political corruption, the sexual repression, the religious fundamentalism and the modern hopes of Egypt. This book was written before the Egyptian uprising in 2011 and it would be interesting to see how much life has changed since then.
A story by best selling Eygptian author Alaa Al Aswany.
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