Bread on Uncle Milad's table

Bread on the table of the uncle Milad: Author: Mohamed Al-Naas Language: Arabic Publication date: 2022 Book formatting: Paperback Publisher: Dar Maskilyani for Publishing and Distribution Number of pages: 360 Summary of the content: In a society of his closed village, Milad Al-Estaa searches for the definition of masculinity as his society sees it. He fails throughout his life to be a man after many attempts, so he decides to be himself and forget this definition after he gets to know his beloved and future wife Zeinab. He spends his days inside the house, taking on roles that society reserves for women, as his beloved helps support the household. Thus, they invert social roles. Milad remains unaware of the reality of his society's mockery of him until his cousin reveals what is happening around him. The novel addresses the different societal definitions of masculinity in the village, but it retains one definition of the man, the "Larger" or "the man," which Milad Al-Estaa symbolizes. This novel revisits the issue of preconceived notions of the concept of "transgender" and condemns the stereotypical molds that confine the functions of women and men within specific frameworks. If either exceeds these boundaries, they cross the limits set for them. It is a novel about the victory of the individual against deadly collective ideas and the victory of human experience over all fixed stereotypes.