The Folly Manhal Alsarraj and articles by six fellow

and articles by six fellow Egyptians from the next generations of writers

Mittelholzer’s classic novel of 1950 challenges the present to declare honestly whether his news is old

Coffins and grave-plots were a rarity

and the speaking of languages outside their native home

elegiac but with unexpected leaps of the imagination

The Folly Manhal Alsarraj and articles by six fellowMr and Mrs Malgas are going quietly about their lives when a mysterious squatter appears on the vacant plot next to their home. Arriving with portmanteau in hand and a head full of extraordinary ideas, the stranger at once begins to fashion tools and cutlery from old iron and rubbish. Soon he enlists Mr Malgass help: drawn in by the stranger's conviction, Mr Malgas clears the land, all the while struggling to catch sight of the grand mansion that is