Surprisingly, Fathi welcomes the quiet and solitude of the cell, where he can finally begin to process the roar of life on the street. The title of Sirees' book refers to Fathi's forced silence, as well as the sound of people on the streets showing their support - real or feigned - for their leader.Įventually, Fathi is detained and held in a cell in the basement of a security services building. He's asked to live in silence just as the country begins celebrating its leader's 20th anniversary in power. Sirees' work has been banned from publication in Syria, where he's considered an opponent of the government - another point at which Sirees' story and that of his protagonist, Fathi Chin, intersect.įathi is a writer who is banned from speaking freely after he refuses to praise his country's dictator. The book doesn't explicitly take place in Syria, but the similarities between its setting and author Nihad Sirees' home country are undeniable. The Silence and the Roar follows a young man living in an unnamed Middle Eastern country that is in chaos. Your purchase helps support NPR programming. Close overlay Buy Featured Book Title The Silence and the Roar Author Nihad Sirees
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