Description
When a mysterious novelist vanishes without a trace and a desperate woman throws herself before a speeding train, leaving behind a cryptic word scrawled in black spray paint—"السِّنجة" (The Squirrel)—an amateur writer becomes obsessed with uncovering the truth. Set against the backdrop of Cairo's marginalized Dhadhira neighborhood and the turbulent days of the January Revolution, this gripping mystery weaves together disappearance, suicide, and hidden secrets that challenge the boundaries between fiction and reality. As the amateur investigator delves deeper into the case, he discovers that the police have abandoned their search and that the truth may be far more dangerous than anyone imagined. Ahmed Khaled Tawfik masterfully constructs a noir-tinged narrative that explores themes of desperation, social inequality, and the power of storytelling in a city where the forgotten are easily erased. With each revelation, the investigation spirals into greater complexity, blurring the line between the hunter and the hunted.
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paperback
دار الشروق
Published Jan 24, 2023
210 pages
ISBN: 9789770938171
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Details
First Published
2023
Language
ara
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for السنجة by أحمد خالد توفيق.