The Village of the Hundred

The village of the hundred The text is engaging and capable of diving into the worlds of the countryside from an attractive perspective that weaves the symbolic with the metaphysical and with the firmly rooted collective heritage. It is a well-crafted text written with high professionalism, with knowledge of the state of the countryside in particular, and Egyptian society in general. It is a novel close to perfection, for there is a magical world in an imaginary village, playing with the dominance of superstitions and their worldly authority over people's minds and hearts. The author is a skilled storyteller, with a good ability to depict scenes and characters. Regarding the reasons for winning the novel the Khairy Shalaby Award Outside of history and civilization, things seemed to be fine in that village guarded by the stones of the sky. No one wishes to leave it, and a stranger cannot enter it... It is a village where no stomach goes hungry, and its land does not bear a poor person... 100 people, exactly and perfectly, was the population of the village, where every time a new individual was born, a "Mokhtar" would disappear in return. No one ever understood the secret; hence, it was known by neighboring villages as "The Village of the Hundred." Author's name: Rehab Louay Number of pages: 144 Publishing house: Al-Sharouk Publication year: 2024