House of Jasmine

I went up to the dark mass extending like the size of the universe and the faint, pale, exhausted light of the ship. This ship has been standing outside the port for a month. I am certain that it is the same ship, even though there is no storm in the sky nor any storms. And I heard the sound of the waves... angry... content... hesitant... I don't know! If I throw myself on the rough, hard rocks, I will die. So be it. This foolish water does nothing but ebb and flow for millions of years... and it alone with itself does not share anything with anyone and does not care about the ships that trample over it, nor about the waste thrown into it, nor about the fish fighting beneath it. Does the world suffer anything if it loses one of its neglectful children? But I thought about welcoming the returnee from Jerusalem after days. This is what "Shajarah MuhammadAli" says, the hero of this strange novel, who was practicing a strange job — organizing demonstrations in support of President Sadat. It is a character the writer captured from the political transformations in Egyptian life, and it is unprecedented in Arabic novels with its other characters. Despite this, and despite its delicate sadness, it leans towards comedy and humor. Like the other works of the author, it revolves in Alexandria... the love of the great writer.