Passion | Rasha Adly

The events of the novel revolve around the nature of passion in humans, as each hero of the novel is touched by passion for something, and this thing varies and differs according to the characters of the work, their culture, and their time. The novel takes place in two different times connected by a painting of an Egyptian girl named Zainab, who arrived at the restoration department with damaged books and manuscripts due to a fire at the Scientific Assembly during the January Revolution. While restoring the damage to the painting, Yasmine, a researcher and professor of art history, discovers a dangerous secret. In another storyline, we go back to the time of the French campaign on Egypt, where Zainab tells us the truth about her relationship with Napoleon Bonaparte and one of the artists of the French campaign.