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Nag al-Manasi is a forgotten village in Upper Egypt, sealed off by what its people believe is a minefield. All they know of the world is that Egypt has been fighting Israel since 1967 and that their village guards the border. Their one link outside is Khalil al-Khoja, the state's man, who runs the only shop, prints a newssheet called The Voice of War, decides what may be bought or sold and sends the young men off to fight. In 1977 something crashes onto the village, a meteor or perhaps a satellite; a plague deforms its people, babies included, an unseen hand writes their secret sins across the walls, and the imam devises a new prayer to save them. Eight villagers take turns telling what happened, reaching back to 1967.

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About the book

Form

Novel

Genres

War, Politics (assigned by AI)

Set in

Egypt, 1967–1977

First published

2024 by Masciliana

Author's age

46 when first published

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