During his sermon, the president of the country violates the instructions of those around him among the regime’s seniors, which stipulate that he should not do anything or say anything other than what they had planned for him. As a result, they begin work to complete his mission and place a new look-alike in his place from among the twelve look-alikes who train them on everything related to him. The real president, but there are those who are planning a coup against this situation, so what will be his fate?
In this highly contemporary and current work, the German writer recasts history to apply to many countries now, brilliantly depicting how during periods of tyranny many people turn into malleable tools, into machines and puppets. “Disobedience is a disease that leads to death in our country, a disease that is disappearing.”
The book As for After... is a book of testimonies from independent artists and cultural actors that includes private testimonies written by more than 80 Syrian and non-Syrian independent artists and actors. This book aims to monitor the most important experiences of independent Syrian cultural work between 2011 and 2016 through the eyes and pens of its practitioners and recipients inside and outside Syria. The certificates in this book are distributed across all creative and intellectual fields, including creative writing, performing arts, music, photography, research and design, as actress Hanan Haj Ali presented the book. The book As for After is a special initiative by Ettijahat that aims to sculpt and present a free and honest image of Syrian cultural work, produced and received through multiple media.
The book was published in cooperation with Ettijahat Foundation - Independent Culture.
It includes the book presented to him by the Syrian political science researcher Salam Al-Kawakibi, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the “Ettijahat” Foundation. Independent Culture,” on 253 pages, and contains three papers, the first of which deals with: “Cultural Mechanisms and Cultural Production in a Period of Crisis.” Syria, Iraq and Lebanon,” prepared by academic researcher Dr. Mary Elias. The second research deals with: “The role of culture and arts in achieving reconciliation and civil peace in countries that witnessed violent conflicts,” completed by researcher Rama Najma. While the third research, which was completed by the “Syrian Center for Policy Research,” touched on “developing cultural structures in Syria.”
تأتي الرواية على شكل يوميات كُتبت في القرن التاسع عشر في القاهرة، وتعود لمصور فوتوغرافي ومحقق جنائي يدعى «سليمان أفندي السيوفي»، وصف من خلالها تفاصيل تحقيق كلف به للتقصي حول مصرع أحد الباشوات بطريقة شنيعة، ليكتشف أسرار غامضة ومحيرة.
