The Silence and the Roar - A Novel (Paperback)

Available in English for the first time, "The Silence and the Roar" is a funny, sexy, dystopian novel about the struggle of an individual over tyranny.
"The Silence and the Roar" follows a day in the life of Fathi Sheen, an author banned from publishing because he refuses to write propaganda for the ruling government. The entire populace has mobilized to celebrate the twenty-year anniversary of the reigning despot in this unnamed Middle eastern country. The heat is oppressive and loudspeakers blare as an endless parade takes over the streets. Desperate to get away from the noise and the zombie-like masses, Fathi leaves his house to visit his mother and his girlfriend, but en route stops to help a student who is being beaten by the police. Fathi's iD papers are confiscated and he is told to report to the police station before night falls.
When Fathi turns himself in, he is led from one department to another in an ever-widening bureaucratic labyrinth. His only weapon against the irrationality of the government employees is his sense of irony. Tinged with a Kafkaesque sense of the absurd, "The Silence and the Roar" explores what it means to be truly free in mind and body.

General

Imprint:	Other Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	March 2013
First published:	March 2013
Authors:	Nihad Sirees
Dimensions:	196 x 126 x 12mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	160
ISBN-13:	978-1-59051-645-4
Categories:	Books > Fiction > General & literary fiction > Modern fiction Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > General
LSN:	1-59051-645-1
Barcode:	9781590516454

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