The Day the Leader was Killed- The Day the Leader was Killed is a novel by Naguib Mahfouz that reshapes the era of the open-door economy and its impact on Egyptian society, that thorny period in which middle classers turned into machines that worked all day long, unable to keep up with inflation and extremism. The novel tells the story of the family of Mohtashemi Zayed, an elderly man who spends his time listening to radio, songs, and news. His son Fawaz and his wife Hanaa are immersed in work day and night. Their son Elwan hardly sees them so he spends his time with his grandfather. The complication arises when Elwan falls in love with Randa, his co-worker, and finds himself unable to fulfill this love.