The last symphony

Author: Ashraf Al-ashmawy Publication date: 2026 Book genre: Short story and novel Publisher: Egyptian-Lebanese House Number of pages: 358 Format: Paperback Synopsis: The events of the novel revolve around a very important period in modern Egyptian history, through an employee in the Protocol Department who worked for years alongside Presidents Sadat and Mubarak, so he became close enough to witness the behind-the-scenes of a whole era; the novel realistically and excitingly reveals the transition from the corridors of protocol to the halls of power… where matters are managed in a tightly controlled silence, and conspiracies are woven cunningly. This novel is about an ordinary person when power overcomes him, and contradictions tear him apart, and he is overshadowed by fear. Between the harshness he was raised with since childhood, and the tenderness of music he excels at playing on the violin, he tries to find his salvation; but every melody he plays becomes a mirror to his wounds and a lament for his dreams, and every tune he composes turns into a mask hiding his deep fear behind it. "The Last Symphony" is a bold contemplative journey into the depths of the human soul, placing the reader from the outset into the experience with all its contradictions, then leaving him suspended between reality and imagination in an endless symphony of secrets being revealed and destinies changing.