The demon rooster

The story: Dekk Janal The author: Raef Khoury The publisher: Dar Al-Saqi The year of publication: 2014 A plot woven by the cousin and one of the friends pushes Dekk Janal to kill his wife whom he loves and his closest servant. He discovers the plot after the incident occurs, and he travels across the country reciting his poetry mourning his beloved. A beloved woman whom he killed with his own hand, so in killing her, he was like he committed suicide. Years spent by his grandmother telling him stories of women to protect him from their cunning, to keep him away from their ways, and to convince him of proper ways of living. But the poet in him was stronger, so he abandoned a comfortable life and began living his life as he loved. Until he fell in love with a rose, a love beyond description. He is Dekk Janal Al-Homsi, the poet who stood for truth and love and paid the price for it with remorse that haunted him throughout his life. Raef Khoury (1913-1967), a Lebanese thinker, writer, and critic. He wrote for about 56 newspapers and magazines and authored more than 20 books. Published by Dar Al-Saqi: "Modern Arab Thought," "With the Arabs," "Love is Stronger," "Dekk Janal," "Is the Moon Hidden?"