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His greatest dream is to marry a beautiful Nubian girl and begin a happy, peaceful life. However, his tranquil and mundane existence is turned upside down after an encounter with Osama bin Laden in Sudan in the early 1990s.<\/p>\n
The novel captivates us with its fast-paced narrative, following the protagonist’s journey from Luxor to the Gulf, then to Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, and finally Guantanamo Bay.<\/p>\n
Youssef Zeidan’s poetic language allows us to experience a unique human story, where reality and imagination intertwine, and we embark with the protagonist on a journey to uncover the secrets of the soul and the world.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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