![]() Josephine, the disturbingly charming Alawite, is a true revolutionary. Like the revolution that shattered all expectations, The Last Syrian subverts stereotypes it surprises the readers that are accustomed to tamed Syrian fiction and reveals that the sexual is at the heart of, and inseparable from, the political. ![]() ![]() They all meet in Josephine’s apartment to share their vision of the future, their dreams, and their hopes. The Last Syrian is a novel that narrates the early days of the Syrian revolution as it is experienced by four young Syrians: Youssef, a young Damascene, dreaming of freedom and experimenting with his sexuality Mohammad, a young Syrian and Youssef’s sexual partner Josephine, a young Alaouite organizing the anti-government protests against the will of her family and religious community and Khalil, an enthusiastic activist recruited and secretly enamored by Josephine he is arrested by the intelligence agents and taken to prison where he is mercilessly tortured. ![]()
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