![]() ![]() In a surreal, but familiar, vision of modern day Egypt, a centralized authority known as ‘the Gate’ has risen to power in the aftermath of the ‘Disgraceful Events,’ a failed popular uprising. Winner of the English PEN Translation Award ![]() It represents a new wave of dystopian and surrealist fiction from Middle Eastern writers who are grappling with the chaotic aftermath and stinging disappointments of the Arab Spring." - The New York Times has drawn comparisons to Western classics like George Orwell’s 1984 and The Trial by Franz Kafka. ![]()
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