Children of Hura

There is a rational imagination, a crazy imagination, and an imagination that soars between worlds to gather amazement from both. The last type belongs to the new novel by Abdel Rahim Kamal, "Aznab Hura." And he finds himself in a room with no ceiling, inside which is a very beautiful white goose. It was just him and her in that sunny chamber. When he approached her quickly with his sharp knife, she did not run but remained still until he held her and embraced her. Before he could pass his knife over her neck, she whispered with her beak: "I love you, Ya Tahir." The broad audience knew Abdel Rahim Kamal as the writer of the most famous television series, such as "Al-Khawaja Abdul Qadir," "Wanos," and "Sheikh Al-Arab Hmam." But "Aznab Hura" belongs to the other face of this great creator; the face of the novelist who takes the art of storytelling into vast worlds that only the reader's imagination can encompass. Here we get to know "Hura" and her children, who are unlike any others. We meet "Noor Al-Tariq Jamal," "Hasan Al-Jawar Jamal," and "Saif Al-Qada Jamal." We encounter Al-Reha’i, the confident free man, and Rummahh the storyteller. We see giants, hide from ghouls, and enter worlds where birds and humans blend. We live in Cairo that does not resemble our Cairo, and a future unlike our present. But one thing unites us: salvation through love, no matter how many ways it takes. Or as Sheikh Safi Al-Din sincerely and confidently says: "The robe of love is only made with threads of wonder." Aznab Hura Author: Abdel Rahim Language: Arabic Paperback Publisher: Dar Al-Karma Pages: 424 Publication date: 2026