Dream

Author's name: Artur Schnitzler Publisher: Al-Karma for Publishing and Distribution Year of publication: 2020 Literary classification: Literature Brief about the book: Longlist for the Sawiris Cultural Award for the best work in literary narratives 2021 "We slipped into the wrong circles at the right times, then we returned to the right circles, in lost times, we were never but strangers or latecomers, lacking enthusiasm, or missing the fight, missing the peak moments, out of a sick fear of fakery, or a hereditary lack of scenicity, we loved those we should have loved, when we were those we should not have been, then we loved those we should not have loved, when we became ourselves, the world always slips away from us for brief moments, or so we deceive ourselves and hope, each time, for a few extra minutes, and we still hold onto a hope we don't know what to do with."