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The illusion of return

A small sample

On the plane from Dublin to Budapest I read the novel “The Illusion of Return” by Samir El-Youssef. Which was given to me by the author last Monday in London.
To give you an impression, a paragraph: “Abu Ali had never thought that Sameh could be harmful or annoying to any political group, least of all to the Resistance. Of course, he was well aware of the shameful weakness of his younger son. In fact, he felt endlessly disgusted by Sameh’s behaviour – so much so that on more than one occasion he had thought of poisoning him.”


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That leads me to the question I've been asking a lot of people: Would you turn your best friend in if he'd killed someone?
I know of a father who told his son bluntly: “I prefer a lifetime of imprisonment for murdering an offspring over the shame of raising a weak child”. (Weakness = to hesitate in killing a so called enemy).
Samir El-Youssef is only a good reporter, I think, do not blame him.
Hi Dens and Jan! I missed 'us'. Dens - personally, I question the value of friendship. Still, I' wouldn't immediately turn a friend in who killed someone. It would depend on who they killed and what the circumstances were.
Jan Thys
I do appreciate Samir El-Youssef a lot. Just FYI.
I thought you do, Arnon, but some people might have the wrong impression about the author, I’m afraid. Thank you anyway for the information.