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Haythem Bastawy

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Haythem Bastawy was born in Alexandria, Egypt. He holds a B.A in English Literature from Alexandria University. He taught English for Berlitz-Egypt, before working as an English Language Teacher based at both Cairo and Ain-Shams Universities. He also worked as a free-lance journalist for some local newspapers. He currently lives in Yorkshire with his wife and son. A Military Republic is the first novel in a series of books set in the year before the Egyptian Revolution and traveling back in time to the early nineteenth century.


I have managed finally to put my birthday present into action and actually go on a flying lesson. It was absolutely amazing, I loved it, the closest to flying I could ever be. At some point I literally opened my arms in the air, hugging the wind as widely as I could and living the dream of having wings.



I tried to fly back in September, but because of unsuitable weather conditions, it had to...

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Average rating: 4.62 · 8 ratings · 3 reviews · 1 distinct work · Similar authors
A Military Republic
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