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A closer look at the themes and ideas behind the books. These introductions are editorial summaries, not verbatim extracts from the published editions.
01 / Satirical fiction
In a village built over the ruins of Babylon, an egg seller discovers that his modest livelihood conceals an ancient secret. What begins as a local mystery soon attracts much larger interests.
Through satire and imagination, the novel examines greed, competing interests and the consequences of turning an ordinary resource into an instrument of influence.
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This collection draws on stories the author encountered or heard during his work in humanitarian media, bringing attention to the lives behind reports of displacement and crisis.
Names were changed to protect the people whose experiences inform the book. Its themes invite readers to consider both human resilience and the responsibilities of the storyteller.
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