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“What angers Elias Al-Maqdisi as he sits in the restaurant now is that his new thief didn’t just lay hands on it like the English general before him—but completely distorted its identity.
He changed the cushion designs once embroidered with cheerful Galilean peasant patterns, replaced the mother-of-pearl-inlaid sofas with lifeless dark wood, and swapped the oriental takht that once made hearts sing—giving listeners space to hum along to Al-Aliya, Al-Ouf, Al-Ataba, and Al-Mijana—with a noisy jazz band.
But he consoled himself that the settler’s poor taste served his plan perfectly. Had the sofas not been long and coffin-dark, he couldn’t have planted his personal bomb. Had the Hebrew band not played such deafening noise, its dissonance wouldn’t have perfectly masked the bomb’s timer—surrounded by at least forty members of the Irgun and Stern gangs celebrating their latest massacre in a small village.”
— A Personal-Use Bomb
Join us for a book discussion and signing of Mirna El-Mahdi’s latest novel, A Personal-Use Bomb. Don’t miss this chance to meet the author, explore the ideas behind the book, and get your copy signed!
About the Author: Mirna El-Mahdi
Born in Cairo’s Maadi district, Mirna graduated from Lycée Al-Horreya and Ain Shams University’s Faculty of Al-Alsun, specializing in French and Spanish literature and translation. A winner of literary awards from the French and Canadian embassies and the French Cultural Center, she now focuses on thriller and suspense fiction.
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Event Details:
Date: Thursday, April 24
Time: 7:00 PM
Venue: Jesuit Cultural Center, Alexandria
Free admission (registration required).
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