Metro. A Story of Cairo

The first graphic novel of the Arab world, banned and then destroyed in the author's home country  as "offending public morals"  METRO is by an acclaimed Egyptian illustrator and cartoonist, now available for the first time in translation.

METRO A Story of Cairo By Magdy El Shafee, Translated by Chip Rossetti At once a thriller, love story, and political cri-de-coeur, METRO, as relevant as today's headlines, is a brilliant and prescient portrait of a society on the brink of eruption and of a country that remains-even now-in the grip of corruption and an oppressive regime. Created by Magdy El Shafee-once honored by UNESCO for his comic series "Yasmina and Amina" and then subjected to a lengthy trial for this now-banned graphic novel-METRO follows one young man with nothing left to lose.  The story sounds a cry for a better, freer, less corrupt present-day society.  The author's pulsing and provocative graphic style bring the streets of Cairo alive, depicting a complex world full of pleasure and violence, beauty and corruption with indelible vividness.. Read more about the book Visit the author's website Praise for Metro "There are twists and turns, murders and shadowy conspiracies... The Byzantine plot is saturated with a political commentary on the state of today's Egypt, depicted as a deeply dysfunctional country whose citizens take government corruption and repression as a given." -The National (Abu Dhabi)   "A visual record of the zeitgeist, filled with poverty, sexual frustration, corruption, and abuse... Part thriller, part love story, part socio-political commentary." -Daily News Egypt