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So close are grief, death UndHoffnung in first scene of Omar Robert Hamilton’s novel debut Toger: Mariam, a young Egyptian, counts in morgue dead, helps where teen, induces autopsies to secure evidence; Awaits from Denzerschundenen bodies, desperate relatives.
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It’s 9th Oktober2011. In Egypt’s capital Cairo, military KoptischerChristen a group of Maspero with tanks in front of broadcasting building. “How langewird killing go even furr?” asks Mariam. “How long will we be trapped in this room, in which air is thicker than jedeandere air, and which consists of death until last atom? (….) Brea in. Stay strong. We will make justice. ” Mariam still believes in it, hopes that revolutionary movement will not be lost.
Document what is happening
Hamilton, 1984-born Sohneiner Egyptian-Palestinian writer and a British, has written a rousing book on Egyptian revolution. Their slogan was “bread, freedom, social justice” and y took ir exit on 25 January 2011. Infected by euphoria that spilleded from Tunis, crowds went to and places to fight against long-time ruler Hosni Mubarak To demonstrate. In Tahrir Square, on January 28, “Day of Wrath”, y beat military and police.
Hamilton tells of Dereuphorischen Hope, of incredible energy that followed it. and assisted cruel failure. He himself was re, his book bears unmistakable autobiographical traits.
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The focus is on Mariam UndKhalil, a couple of lovers. Khalil, an American palästinensischerÄgypter living abroad, who is coming to Cairo for revolution, is clearly inspired by Persondes authors. Toger with or young activists and activists, y set up Chaos Media collective, which was called Mosireen Collective in true life. Siegehen with cameras on square, produce videos, podcasts and a website. They want to document what is happening, especially since a military after provisional power has taken over from military ErzwungenenRücktritt Mubarak in February 2011. You see revolution in danger and rightly so.
Breaking disputes
The police and military are dieDemonstrierenden with extreme brutality, so that re are always dead and hundreds injured. HamiltonsRoman is a chronology of events that starts on October 9th, 2011 – which also refers to previous months – and progresses to year 2014.
The author uses various forms and elements: tweets, headlines, Nachrichtenmeldungenund protest slogans give novel a documentary character and helping reading to understand exactly what was going on. The elections in mid 2012, Derknappe victory Mohammed Morsi and thus Islamists – yes, Mandamals has been persecuted in media. Hamilton, however, makes many small steps, breaking disputes within Egyptian society Nachvollziehbar.
