Review: The Ardent Swarm

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In a time of major political change in North Africa, the beekeeper Sidi encounters a tragedy. One of his hives is torn apart, the bees there slaughtered. What follows is his attempts at saving his girls, his bees, by discovering what has happened and countering it. Alongside this comes the changes to the Nawa people, who are courted by a new political party for their new democratic vote.

Yamen Manai’s The Ardent Swarm could be seen as a book about the Arab Spring. ...