See also 2011 Arab Uprisings: Syria
- Nihād Sīrīs (1950-, Syria) – al-Ṣamt wa al-Ṣakhab (2004, English trans. The Silence and the Roar, 2013). Set in an unnamed Middle Eastern police state, this satirical novel describes the moody and irreverent writer-journalist Fatḥī, who has been backlisted for refusing to write in favour of the regime. He narrates the many protests that take around him and that bear resemblance to the political and social context of Syria after the transfer of power from Hafez al-Asad to his son Bashar in 2000, when many intellectuals who hoped for change became disillusioned (reference) (also in O: Occupations, Professions and Hobbies: Writing and G: Dysfunctional Governance: Militarism, Secret Services, and the Police State).
Refrences:
In order of appearance
- Anne-Marie McManus. 2014. “The Contemporary Syrian Novel in Translation.” Arab Studies Journal 22(1): 322-333, p. 328