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الوتد

الوتد

Literary Fiction
Pages
114
Published
2016
Language
Arabic

Synopsis

In the heart of rural Egypt, a family's life is anchored by a powerful patriarch, whose decisions shape the destiny of those around him. This novel explores the intricate web of relationships, traditions, and hidden conflicts that define a community. It's a story about the enduring strength and sometimes suffocating grip of family ties.

Prose complexity
7/10

Vibe

Thought-ProvokingAtmosphericComplex

Genres

Literary Fiction

About the author

K
Khairy Shalaby

Khairy Shalaby (1938–2011) was an Egyptian novelist, short-story writer and critic best known for chronicling the everyday life of Cairo's streets and rural Egypt. Over a career of roughly 70 books, including some twenty novels, he became one of the leading voices of Egypt's 1960s generation of writers, mixing colloquial and classical Arabic and blending local history with the daily struggles of ordinary people. His novel وكالة عطية (published in English as The Lodging House) won the Naguib Mahf...