A young man's dreams for a better future as a student in the
Teachers' Institute are shattered after he assaults one of his
instructors for discriminating against him. From then on, he begins
his descent into the underworld. Penniless, he seeks refuge in
Wikalat 'Atiya, a historic but now completely run-down caravanserai
that has become the home of the town's marginal and underprivileged
characters. This award-winning novel takes on epic dimensions as
the narrator escorts us on a journey to this underworld, portraying
as he sinks further into its intricate relationships the many
characters that inhabit it. Through a labyrinth of tales,
reminiscent of the popular Arab tradition of storytelling, we are
introduced to these denizens, whose lives oscillate between the
real and the fantastic, the contemporary and the timeless. And
while the narrator starts out as a spectator of these characters'
lives, he soon becomes an integral part of the lodging house's
community of rogues.
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