Love above the pyramid plateau

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"If reason prevents you from being happy, try madness... Isn't that also a form of reason?"

A collection of short stories consisting of 8 short stories, the first edition of which was published in 1979 with the escalating effects of the wars fought by Egypt, as well as the new economic policies during the era of President Sadat, where the dreams of young people diminished and many fell below the poverty line.

"The lover is weak, but the beloved is strong."

In “Love Above the Pyramid Plateau,” we meet a young man named Ali Abdel Sattar who suffers from sexual deprivation due to low income and the inability to find a job or suitable housing. When he finally finds a lover, he cannot find a place to bring them together.

“He smiled and asked me: Do you really believe that there is such a thing as history? I took his question as a joke, but he added: History can be dispensed with by the chapters of praise and satire in poetry.”

It is worth mentioning that cinema was inspired by the collection of stories, four films; “Love Above the Pyramid Plateau” which was directed by Atef El-Tayeb in 1986, and starred Ahmed Zaki and Athar El-Hakim.

"Ahl al-Qimma" (People of the Summit), directed by Ali Badrakhan in 1981, starring Souad Hosny, Ezzat El Alaili, and Nour El Sherif. "Samara al-Amir" (Samara the Princess), directed by Ahmed Yehia in 1992, starring Nabila Ebeid, Mahmoud Hemeida, and Mohamed Wafik. "Saheb al-Soura" (The Photographer), directed by Ibrahim El-Sahn in 1987, starring Ahmed Mazhar, Huda Sultan, and Salah Qabil.