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A Military Republic
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Haythem Bastawy (Goodreads Author)
Egypt is in a state of turmoil, beggars have filled the streets, unemployment is at a record high, random individuals are vanishing under mysterious circumstances, and the president is grooming his son to take over. Fear clings to the air with secret police waiting in dark corners, and love withers under the crushing will of authority. Haythem Bastawy, an Egyptian himself,...more
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February 21st 2012
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Haythem Bastawy’s novel is unlike anything I have read before and truly introduced Egypt to me in a way I had never considered it. I know very little about Egyptian politics, aside from the relatively recent news coverage of the Revolution etc so found Bastawy’s work both enlightening and extremely interesting.
Throughout A Military Republic, the reader follows Hesham as he moves from one group to another, involving himself with different religious and political groups and seeing the ins and outs...more
Throughout A Military Republic, the reader follows Hesham as he moves from one group to another, involving himself with different religious and political groups and seeing the ins and outs...more
I've always been drawn to historical fiction based on fact. The details revealed on the pages of this novel opened my eyes to a key fact: we really are all the same deep down.
Hesham's journey from group to group, whether they be political or religious, resembles the same path most of us take in searching for the one thing we want most; freedom, and the possibility of a future full of promise. His voice is real and heartfelt, and his romance with Noorah was a beautiful accent to this sometimes sc...more
Hesham's journey from group to group, whether they be political or religious, resembles the same path most of us take in searching for the one thing we want most; freedom, and the possibility of a future full of promise. His voice is real and heartfelt, and his romance with Noorah was a beautiful accent to this sometimes sc...more
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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...more
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