{"title":"Mahmud El Sayed","description":"Mahmud El Sayed is a British Egyptian science fiction and fantasy writer and translator. A former journalist, he won the 2023 Future Worlds Prize for Fantasy and Science Fiction Writers of Color for his work focusing on Arabic and Islamic-inspired themes in a genre he is calling Arabfuturism. He lives in East London where he spends his time pondering linguistic oddities and running story ideas by his cat.","products":[{"product_id":"the-republic-of-memory-paperback","title":"The Republic of Memory - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Most Anticipated Book of 2026\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Transfer Orbit\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e-\u003ci\u003e CrimeReads \u003c\/i\u003e-\u003ci\u003e The Bookseller\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Memory Called Empire \u003c\/i\u003emeets \u003ci\u003eChildren of Time \u003c\/i\u003ein this Arabfuturist debut set on a generation ship on the brink of revolution as its crew begin to ask why they should toil for a people, and an empire, none of them remember.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Safina is a city ship halfway through its four-hundred-year voyage from the ruins of Earth to a new colony world. Its crew maintain the ship, generation after generation, while protecting their ancestors in cryostasis so that one day they will be able to enjoy a fresh start under clear blue skies. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut when blackouts start, unrest follows. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe ship can only continue running smoothly with the cooperation of the crew. And the crew has had enough. As coordinated acts of resistance coincide with a much more complex conspiracy, a chain of events is set into motion that will change life on the Safina forever. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eInspired by the real-world events of the Arab Spring, \u003ci\u003eThe Republic of Memory\u003c\/i\u003e is a bold interrogation of empire and an energizing portrait of revolution.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50101844771039,"sku":"9781668207192","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/me_4nXxSEH9781668207192.webp?v=1781075748"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/mahmud-el-sayed.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}