Kingdom of the Butterfly

Author's name: Wasini Al-Araj Publisher: Dar Al-Adab for Publishing and Distribution Year of publication: 2013 Literary classification: Novel Brief about the book: Brief about the novel "Kingdom of the Butterfly" issued by Dar Al-Adab for the novelist Algerian "Wasini Al-Araj" which won the "Qatar Prize" under the category of drama prize for the published novel, and it is the best novel capable of being adapted into a dramatic work among the winning published novels, which will be translated into five languages. "Kingdom of the Butterfly is a kingdom of fragility and silent strength." "How does the Arab world face its severe problems, crises, and wars, both apparent and hidden, which appeared strongly at the beginning of the twenty-first century, while it is unprepared for them under collapsing dictatorships and ambiguous revolutions? Maria did not choose exile to northern cities and forgetting her land out of her desire. Yama's sister did not drown in virtual isolation out of longing for that. Their brother Ryan did not end up in drugs by his own will. Their father Zubair or Zorba, the global medical expert, did not go into the isolation of fear and death out of his desire, before drug mafia stole his life. Mother Farija or Virginia did not go into the isolation of madness and death among her books out of her desire. This family did not choose tragic endings and harsh fates, but rather the isolation imposed on them by the silent war that followed the civil war, where the burning flames do not extinguish but hide under the ashes awaiting their observed madness. Everyone fears everyone, and everyone dreams of revenge against everyone, and everyone is lurking for everyone. Yama's isolation with Facebook, jazz music, and waiting for her virtual friend, Faust, is nothing but a new hiding within the broken self, but who knows? Butterflies that do not break in the season of death grow certain of life." The author relinquishes his material rights to support the Prisoners of Conscience Literary Fund in Palestine.