The troublemakers

In this beautiful novel of his, which was published for the first time in 1978, the great writer Khairy Shalaby reveals a page of the secrets of the Delta countryside in the early fifties. Where he weaves a richly detailed world about "Talat" who searches for his father "The Judge" who visited their village for days when he married the mother "Tawhida," then disappeared and never appeared again. The police and the villagers track the bag of "Hajj Salim," the contractor of the laborers, which disappeared from the house of the village mayor containing a huge "treasure," most likely hashish, after the muezzin was killed, who was expected to be the only witness to the thief, on the same night. With his language that knows these farmers, belongs to them, and captures their truth, Khairy Shalaby tells us about the oppression, cunning, and corruption of the officials working for them. In "The Rabble," Khairy Shalaby captivates both his heroes and readers with enchanting stories, official investigations, malicious complaints, and endless gossip. He takes us all into a magical world we wish to stay in despite its pains.