1997 · Literary fiction, Historical fictionRuins of the Day
أطلال النهارReflecting on the disillusionment that followed the transformative hopes of the 1973 October War, this poignant rural realist novel charts the erosion of traditional agrarian solidarity in a changing Nile Delta village. Through the daily struggles of marginalized villagers confronting economic dislocation, consumerism, and state neglect, the story mourns the fading promise of national renewal.
