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Set in an unnamed Middle Eastern country that resembles Syria, the novel opens on the twentieth anniversary of a despot’s reign, a day of national celebration that masks the oppressive reality beneath. Fathi Chin, weary of the regime’s noise and the masses that seem to follow it mindlessly, decides to leave his home to visit his mother. On his way, he stops to help a student who is being beaten by the police. The encounter results in the confiscation of Fathi’s ID papers, forcing him to return home under threat. Before night falls, he is ordered to report to a police station, a sobering reminder of how tightly the regime controls even ordinary citizens’ movements. The story follows Fathi’s struggle to navigate the dictatorship’s strict oversight while holding on to a sense of personal freedom.
First publish date: 2013
Genre: General Fiction/General Fiction
Authors: Nihād Sīrīs
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