Contemplating the history of the Arab region, fraught with tyrants who persist to this day, brings several important questions to mind: How do these tyrants live their lives? Do they ever feel remorse for the crimes committed against their people? Do they truly feel comfort, tranquility, and happiness, knowing they have committed countless bloody crimes and wronged innumerable people? These profound questions shape the narrative world of Jordanian novelist Ziad Ahmed Mahafzah in his novel, 'Where the General Lives'. In the story, a tyrant's entire past manifests as an endless nightmare. His victims appear to him in both dreams and waking life, blurring the line between reality and delusion. This leads to genuine hallucinations that ultimately cause his demise, pushing him into a state of mental imbalance and detachment from reality as his past relentlessly dominates his consciousness.

• Category: Novels/Stories
• Author: Ziad Ahmed Mahafzah
• Publisher: Dar Fadaat
• Year of Publication: 2018
• Edition: First
• Number of Pages: 186