Writing the Revolution
Egypt’s leading novelist surveys the Arab uprising.
"What do you think about the people who were killed?" Alaa Al Aswany demanded of Egypt's Prime Minister. "What about the twelve hundred people who lost their eyes?" When Shafik dismissed the martyrs—"O.K., people died. Does that mean we should live in garbage?"—Aswany shot back: "You are the one who is unacceptable!"