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The Royal Visit
Paperback
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Sep 14 2026
Pages: 132
Weight: 0.41
Height: 0.28 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
A quiet Egyptian village becomes the unlikely stage for an extraordinary promise. When a humble villager announces that the King is coming to visit, all he receives in return is ridicule, disbelief, and accusations of madness. But as the appointed day draws near, events begin to take an unexpected turn, transforming the village into a fascinating theater of human, political, and social contradictions.
In The Royal Visit, Alaa El-Din Saad Jawish weaves together refined satire, philosophical reflection, and sharp social commentary to explore bold questions about trust, power, faith, and human dignity-and about the true value of a person before titles are bestowed or institutions recognize their worth.
Engaging, thought-provoking, and rich with subtle humor, the novel blurs the boundaries between reality and imagination in a compelling story that challenges us to reconsider everything we believe to be impossible.
Because sometimes, the truth is stranger than fiction.
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