Al Abrat, Paperback Book, By: Mustafa Lutfi Al-Manfaluti

A collection of tragic stories, in which Al-Manfaluti stirred feelings of sorrow and grief; you can hardly move from one story before the next becomes more sorrowful and miserable. The entire collection is a tragedy, most of which share the anguish of lovers, the misery of the poor, the regret of the oppressed and the torment of the bereaved; they are indeed tears that you shed while reading each story. In "The Orphan, " you see that life was stingy with the two lovers to meet; death was more merciful to them. In "The Veil, " Al-Manfaluti calls for not being attracted to Western traditions. And to the story "Granada, " where Muslims try to preserve their religion after losing their land. Al-Manfaluti explains the effect of addiction on the individual, and how it leads to falling into the "abyss." Al-Manfaluti reaches the peak of tragedy, and makes us shed tears in our hearts when we read "The Victim, " "Marguerite's Memoirs, " and "The Rest of the Memoirs." You feel as if the misery of the world has been placed on that poor Margaret.