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A vivid, darkly comic novel set in modern-day Cairo, where an Irish journalist named Fin searches for a story that might redeem his chaotic life. Drawn into the orbit of his friend Farouka charismatic, unreliable storytellerFin becomes obsessed with the legend of Skinhead Said, a man rumored to have uncovered a trove of priceless antiquities. As Fin navigates the labyrinthine streets, corrupt officials, and violent underworld figures, the line between truth and fiction blurs. The novel explores themes of identity, mythmaking, and cultural collision, all wrapped in Somervilles lyrical prose and biting wit. Its a tale of survival, storytelling, and the strange intimacy between desperation and hope.