Dear Readers, I apologize for the very long hiatus. I still hope you're willing to read. The next part of Act 2 of the Struggler is here. As always, life is Egypt remains full of hardship. Please pray for peace and reconciliation. Click here to begin reading. Many Thanks Sean
After a great deal of delay I've finally gotten around to uploading the first chapter of act 2. Here the background and identity of the Struggler is revealed
The twelfth chapter of the Struggler is now available. This will be the last chapter of Act 1. Many thanks to all of you who have been reading.
The first chapter of Act 2 will be uploaded on May 16th.
Click here to begin the final chapter. If
you want to learn more about the story and premise you can read a
summary here.. Also, please note you can read the entire book in the archive section.
The seventh chapter of my blogvel the Struggler is now available. Click here to begin reading. In this chapter, Asher consults with an old friend of Kareem.
The
next chapters will be available on March 25th.
If
you want to learn more about the story and premise you can read a
summary here.
The sixth chapter of my blogvel the Struggler is now available. Click here to begin reading. In this chapter, Asher travels to visit Dina at a family gathering. The
next chapters will be available on March 15th.
If
you want to learn more about the story and premise you can read a
summary here.
The fifth chapter of my blogvel the Struggler is now available. Click here to begin reading. In this chapter, Asher enters Tahrir Square and visits the place where his friend's body was discovered for the first time. The
next chapters will be available on March 5th.
If
you want to learn more about the story and premise you can read a
summary here.
Shokuran (Thank you) In other news, a documentary about the Egyptian Revolution won the Audience Award for World Cinema Documentary at the Sundance film festival. Please check out this article about 'The Square'.
The fourth chapter of my blogvel the Struggler is now available. Click here to begin reading. In
this chapter, the main character Asher heads back to his office and his old colleagues while another large protest looms. The
next chapters will be available on February 23r.d
If
you want to learn more about the story and premise you can read a
summary here.
The third chapter of my blogvel the Struggler is now available. Click here to begin reading.
In this chapter, the main character Asher attends the funeral of his fallen friend, Kareem, and comes face to face with his grieving family and tragic murder. The
next chapters will be available on February 13th.
If
you want to learn more about the story and premise you can read a
summary here.
Shokuran (Thank you) Note: Yesterday (February 2nd)
was the anniversary of the 'Battle of the Camels' in which pro-Mubarak
supporters attacked demonstrators in Tahrir Square in 2011. It marked a significant turning point in the demonstrations that helped overthrow Hosni Mubarak. The event is named after the camels some pro-Mubarak people rode on to attack protesters.
The first two chapters of my 'blogvel' the Struggler are now available. Click here and begin reading to your hearts' content.
The next chapters will be available on Sunday February 3rd.
If you want to learn more about the story and premise you can read a summary here.
If you want to be part of the email list please contact me at seanqahira@gmail.com I hope you have a great reading experience.
Shokuran (Thank you) Please keep Egypt in your thoughts today as the second year anniversary of the Revolution there is commemorated and street demonstrations take place.
This is the site for Sean Binkley's blog based novel or 'blogvel' the Struggler.
An adventure and mystery set in Egypt after the January 25th Revolution of 2011, the Struggler, is a fictional story based in part on the two years the author spent living in the country between 2010 and 2012.
The Struggler attempts to reveal some of the social, economic and political issues that led so many Egyptians to go out into the street and overthrow their government as well as the great hardships, tragedies and political traumas that followed in the first year and half after Egypt's President of three decades left office.
The story follows the path of a young
American who returns to Egypt four days after the overthrow of Hosni Mubarak. As he tries to settle back into
life in a new Cairo, a mystery is unveiled through a
series of stories detailing the rise and fall of an enigmatic rebellious figure known as
'the Struggler'. This figure's fight for justice, spanning distant and recent upheavals in Egypt's modern history, reveals the
conditions that led to Revolution and the hardships and determination
of a people attempting to survive a harsh world and muddled horizons.
The four act novel, is available exclusively on this site. It will be uploaded several chapters at a time every ten days.
The first chapter of the Struggler will be made available on January 25th 2013, the second year anniversary of the Revolution.
The story is dedicated to the Egyptian shebab (youth) who protested, fought and died during the Uprising as well as to the the dream of a better Egypt. That dream is a struggle that continues to this day.
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