Bread on Uncle Milad's table

In a closed village community, Milad Al-Esti searches for the definition of masculinity as his society sees it, failing throughout his life to become a man after many attempts, he decides to be himself and forget this definition after meeting his beloved and future wife Zainab. He lives his days inside the house taking on roles that society assigns to women, while his beloved works to support the household, thus they reverse social roles. Milad remains unaware of his society's mockery until his cousin reveals what is happening around him. The novel addresses the different community definitions of masculinity, but it maintains a single definition of the opposite or "non-man" man that Milad Al-Esti symbolizes. This novel re-examines ready-made perceptions of the concept of "gender" and condemns stereotypical molds that confine the functions of women and men within specific frameworks; if either exceeds them, they cross the limits set for them. It is a novel of victory for the individual against deadly collective ideas, and a victory for the human experience against all fixed descriptions.