The Fascination of Evil

From the winner of the prestigious Prix Interallie comes a captivating story about the cultural clash between Islam and Western civilization.When the narrator is invited to visit Egypt as the guest of the French Embassy in Cairo, he anticipates a boring week of literary discussions and official dinners. But a fellow author seems determined to stir up the tensions that underlie the politeness of Egyptian society. As the narrator finds himself dragged through extraordinary events, including murder, he begins to fear for his own safety ... and for the future of Western civilization.