mirage

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"I cannot say that you disappointed me, because I never had a good opinion of you."

Kamel recounts his childhood memories, where his mother overindulged and protected him. We then embark with him on his academic journey and the love story that changed his life forever. Kamel is seduced by his hope, held back by his shyness, and trapped in a complex relationship with his mother and father.

The novel “The Mirage” was first published in 1948. It explores the human psyche through Kamil’s long journey, which begins with the mother’s cocoon, followed by a confused academic and professional career, a silent lover, and a strange married life, before we discover that we are in the middle of a mirage.

"People quickly forget good deeds, even if they were the ones who performed them; the only thing that immortalizes your memory is evil."

The novel “The Mirage” inspired a film of the same name, directed by Anwar El Shenawy in 1970, starring Magda, Nour El Sherif and Aqila Rateb.