Prophet of the Northern Land

Author: Osama Abd El-Raouf El-Shazly

His heart fluttered the moment he saw it. He didn't know why his father kept this paper among his memoirs. He opened it with trembling hands and found a picture of his uncle next to a small article, no more than half a page long. It seemed perplexing how such a tiny article could cause such a stir, but as soon as his eyes fell upon the article's title, a shiver ran down his spine, and his stomach clenched: "TO THE PROPHET OF THIS AGE... KNOWLEDGE... I BEAR WITNESS THAT THERE IS NO PROPHET BUT YOU."

Between ancient Greek Marseille and modern Marseille, the events of this novel unfold. Two different stories where past and present intersect, and eras intertwine as questions do; they tell of the eternal struggle between the unknown and the familiar, and humanity's persistent quest for certainty.