The Clan

About this book

Between the alleys of the silent village of "Al-Refaie," and behind the thick smoke of "the hubble-bubble" filling the isolated hut, a tale is born unlike ordinary stories. "The Clan" is no mere novel about family disputes over a lost legacy or a false social status, but a journey into the depths of the human psyche when it falls prey to its vanity, and when it thinks itself capable of bending destinies to its favor. The story begins on a foggy night in 1990, where the pride of Hassan Al-Refaie, a fifty-year-old man who refuses to acknowledge his weakness, collides with the ambition of youths who see in the future an escape from a past laden with disappointments. And as "Ali Al-Fil" fades away in mysterious circumstances, the gates of hell open on everyone. Is it a human plot hatched in secret? Or are there other powers we do not see that have begun whispering in ears and tampering with consciences? In this first part titled "Fire and Fire," writer Mohamed Abdel-Wanees spins dramatic threads inspired by true events, posing existential questions touching the soul.