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A complex tale of alienation and despair. Unable  to achieve psychological renewal in the aftermath  of Nasser's revolution, a man sacrifices his work  and family to a series of illicit love affairs  that intensify his feelings of estrangement. A  passionate outcry against irrelevance.

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  • “He felt that she'd become a part of his personality and that she clung to him as her last hope.”
  • “Mustafa and the radio and the television rescued them from repetitious talk.”

First Sentence

White clouds floated in the blue expanse overlooking a vast green land where cows grazed serenely.
 

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