The novel was published for the first time in 1985, in which the writer shows the scenes of several important historical incidents that occurred around 1942. The most important of them is the course of World War II's battles, and this reflection on the political, military and social life in Egypt binding on the consequences of the 1936 treaty with England. The events revolve around the engineer, "Adel Aladdin", the visitor of the seasoned women, and his lovers among the high -end Egypt, which reach him to the love of Princess "Fadila", the cousin of the king.
But she shares her in love with the bloodiest girl, "divided Shaheen", the daughter of Shaheen Pasha and the secretary
The year for the resort of beggars .. And several paradoxes occur to choose Adel between a virtue and divided.