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The Blue Elephant (novel)
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Wikipedia article
'The Blue Elephant' is a novel by Ahmed Mourad and published by Dar El-Shorouk in 2012. A film of the novel starring Karim Abdel Aziz premiered in 2014.
Plot
After 5 years of optional isolation, Dr. Yehia Rashed resumes his practice in Abbasia Mental Health Hospital where he finds a surprise awaiting him..
In "8 west"the wing which decides the fate of those who committed crimes, he meets an old friend with a long past. Now this man's fate is between Yehia's hands.
More surprises flow over him and his life flips upside down, for what started as a try to understand the truth behind his friend's past, is now a thrilling adventure to discover himself and what is left of him.
Ahmed Mourad takes us in his third novel to behind the scenes of a strange world which he spent two years studying its details. It's a strange trip where we find the deepest and strangest mysteries of the human soul.
Reception
'The Blue Elephant' was short-listed for the 2014 International Prize for Arabic Fiction.
References
Category:Egyptian writers
Category:Egyptian novels
Category:2012 novels
Category:Egyptian novelists
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