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مترو" رواية مصورة تدور قصتها حول "شهاب" مهندس الإليكترونيات، الشاب الحانق على النظام الاجتماعي والفساد المنتشر في مصر، والذي يقترب من الإفلاس بسبب المنافسة التي يسحق فيها أصحاب رؤوس الأموال الكبيرة سواهم .. يحاول المهندس الشاب الإعتراض على تلك الأوضاع بأسلوب عنيف وهو سرقة أحد البنوك!!.تقدم فصول الرواية العديد من القضايا التي حدثت في مصر مؤخراً منها قضايا الفساد وصراع الطبقات في مصر والمظاهرات ..
95 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 2008
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June 12, 2024
بعد سحبها من الأسواق في 2008 انتابني الفضول اني اجيبها.
من حيث المبدأ ، الفكرة لطيفة ، فيه نقص كبير في الروايات المصورة اللي بتخاطب الكبار (فقط)
الاسقاطات السياسية لطيفة، وبتمثل عرض لأحاسيس الخنقة ما قبل الثورة
من حيث المبدأ ، الفكرة لطيفة ، فيه نقص كبير في الروايات المصورة اللي بتخاطب الكبار (فقط)
الاسقاطات السياسية لطيفة، وبتمثل عرض لأحاسيس الخنقة ما قبل الثورة
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August 2, 2011يا جماعة أرجوكوا محدش عارف ألاقيها فين ؟!
المفروض بعد الثورة تطلع بقه !
المفروض بعد الثورة تطلع بقه !
December 27, 2018
This is a wonderful effort - snappy writing, great drawing, and a fast-moving story - although I was a bit disappointed with the ending, which seemed almost a cop-out. The hero seems to have thrown in the towel, given up, and suggests that rather than keep running up against a corrupt system, it is time to leave the chaos and social dysfunction of Egypt.
Otherwise the graphic novel features expressive art work - that seems to match the jagged energy of the city of Cairo, and a noir-ish story-line in which the hero seems to be unintentionally drawn into a dark plot. There is implicit and explicit criticism of the corrupt system in Egypt - anticipating the revolution that occurred there several years later - which explains why the book was banned in Egypt.
Here's an example:
"- The papers. One of our great disasters.
- Huh? Why?
- Don't get mad. I mean the papers and the TV. And everything else that keeps us so submissive, and feeling like there's no hope, that the corruption and injustice only lead to more of the same. And that people standing in lines for everything is totally normal. I can't be bothered with the crime in these rags, when they say nothing about the real criminal whose fault it all is."
Obviously, here he is referring to Mubarak and the corruption he tolerates or possibly benefits from.
This is a fascinating and exciting graphic novel. Let's hope Egypt can one day find its way to the light at the end of the tunnel - justice and a fair share of prosperity for all.
Otherwise the graphic novel features expressive art work - that seems to match the jagged energy of the city of Cairo, and a noir-ish story-line in which the hero seems to be unintentionally drawn into a dark plot. There is implicit and explicit criticism of the corrupt system in Egypt - anticipating the revolution that occurred there several years later - which explains why the book was banned in Egypt.
Here's an example:
"- The papers. One of our great disasters.
- Huh? Why?
- Don't get mad. I mean the papers and the TV. And everything else that keeps us so submissive, and feeling like there's no hope, that the corruption and injustice only lead to more of the same. And that people standing in lines for everything is totally normal. I can't be bothered with the crime in these rags, when they say nothing about the real criminal whose fault it all is."
Obviously, here he is referring to Mubarak and the corruption he tolerates or possibly benefits from.
This is a fascinating and exciting graphic novel. Let's hope Egypt can one day find its way to the light at the end of the tunnel - justice and a fair share of prosperity for all.
January 6, 2018
‘People are numb. Nothing has any effect on them. They put up with so much. They just say, “Well, that’s how things are in this country of ours.”�
I raced through Magdy El Shafee’s graphic novel, Metro, which I enjoyed hugely. Written prior to the uprisings in the Arab world that began in late 2010, the novel reads as both a precursor to those events and the frustrations that prompted them, as well as a depressingly relevant account of Cairo after those same events, given the dismal political situation in Egypt today. The novel follows Shehab, an angry and disaffected young man, as he plans to beat the system that is crushing him. Much of the action takes place in tunnels and in metro stations throughout Cairo and there’s a suitably eerie subterranean feel to the narrative. I don’t read nearly enough graphic novels, but each time I do I’m struck by what they can do that ordinary novels can’t. In particular, El Shafee uses the page to express the chaos and corruption of Cairo, making it all the more vivid by letting the images do as much work as the words do.
Most of the graphic novels I’ve read are by very well known authors, such as Marjane Satrapi, Joe Sacco and Art Spiegelman (all of them brilliant) and so it was great to read a much less popular title.
I raced through Magdy El Shafee’s graphic novel, Metro, which I enjoyed hugely. Written prior to the uprisings in the Arab world that began in late 2010, the novel reads as both a precursor to those events and the frustrations that prompted them, as well as a depressingly relevant account of Cairo after those same events, given the dismal political situation in Egypt today. The novel follows Shehab, an angry and disaffected young man, as he plans to beat the system that is crushing him. Much of the action takes place in tunnels and in metro stations throughout Cairo and there’s a suitably eerie subterranean feel to the narrative. I don’t read nearly enough graphic novels, but each time I do I’m struck by what they can do that ordinary novels can’t. In particular, El Shafee uses the page to express the chaos and corruption of Cairo, making it all the more vivid by letting the images do as much work as the words do.
Most of the graphic novels I’ve read are by very well known authors, such as Marjane Satrapi, Joe Sacco and Art Spiegelman (all of them brilliant) and so it was great to read a much less popular title.
July 26, 2024
للاسف لم تعجبني علي الرغم انها ثورية وتصف الكثير من الامور الواقعية لكن كانت متقطعة بشكل مش مريح والرسوم كالخربشات لم احب الكتاب
June 18, 2019
Since I couldn't find the original Arabic edition, I read the English translation of it. It felt like an incomplete first draft of a good graphic novel. The idea is fine but the finishing could have been better. The plot is not that thick, and the ending is abrupt.
March 8, 2025
_ اسم الكتاب: مترو
_ اسم المؤلف : مجدي الشافعي
_ دار النشر: مركز المحروسة
_نوع الكتاب : قصة مصورة
عدد الصفحات: 113
📌 رأيي بالكتاب:
" اليوم قررت أن أسرق بنكًا "
هذا أول ما نعرفه عن الشخصية الأساسية " شهاب " فما الذي سيحدث وما هي الأحداث التي سنخوضها مع شهاب؟ وما هو سبب غضب شهاب.
أيضا تطرقت القصة للحديث عن المظاهرات والأحداث السياسية التي حدث أيام حسني مبارك.
" الخضوع ده ... و أنه مافيش أمل ... والفساد حيفضل فساد والظلم ح يفضل ظلم ... "
📌 تقييمي: 3/5
_ اسم المؤلف : مجدي الشافعي
_ دار النشر: مركز المحروسة
_نوع الكتاب : قصة مصورة
عدد الصفحات: 113
📌 رأيي بالكتاب:
" اليوم قررت أن أسرق بنكًا "
هذا أول ما نعرفه عن الشخصية الأساسية " شهاب " فما الذي سيحدث وما هي الأحداث التي سنخوضها مع شهاب؟ وما هو سبب غضب شهاب.
أيضا تطرقت القصة للحديث عن المظاهرات والأحداث السياسية التي حدث أيام حسني مبارك.
" الخضوع ده ... و أنه مافيش أمل ... والفساد حيفضل فساد والظلم ح يفضل ظلم ... "
📌 تقييمي: 3/5
July 15, 2017
Mediocre storyline.
Artwork not at all impressive.
But this line made me smile,
"Mustafa, in this country, jail is for the poor. And you're going to be rich..."
Totally sums up the corruption of Mubarak's oppressive Egypt.
Artwork not at all impressive.
But this line made me smile,
"Mustafa, in this country, jail is for the poor. And you're going to be rich..."
Totally sums up the corruption of Mubarak's oppressive Egypt.
December 5, 2015
Meh. I wasn't that into this. Maybe I don't know enough about Egypt, maybe the translation wasn't awesome, maybe it just wasn't that good! Hoping to have better Middle Eastern graphic novel experiences!
July 18, 2017
Interesting short graphic novel (published in 2008) which laid bare the roots of January 2011 in Egypt.
"We're all in a cage. The way out is wide open, but we're stuck inside because no one ever tries walking out of it."
"We're all in a cage. The way out is wide open, but we're stuck inside because no one ever tries walking out of it."
February 4, 2018
A story set in Mubarak's corrupt Egypt where the youth is looking for ways to escape the brutal reality - this one struck a nerve somewhere for me.
It is only a 3 star because of the rather abrupt narration and drawing.
It is only a 3 star because of the rather abrupt narration and drawing.
June 4, 2024
كوميك حقيقي اوي بإسقاطات كتيره اوي معموله بوجع ويأس كبير اوي
January 6, 2025
Popsugar reading challenge #26: A book where an adult character changes careers.
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September 4, 2012hackers! this was quick paced and a little jumpy but I think tied together enough that your brain fills in the gaps. every 20 pages or so there would be a chance for the main guy or another character to reinforce the theme of freedom from an open cage.
November 29, 2014
I feel proud and privileged for the fact that I am one of the very few Egyptians who got the chance to read this novel since it has been banned in Egypt. I found it on the shelves of my university library in the US, and I think it is one of the best narratives I have ever read.
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November 22, 2009don't know where to find it! it's banned in Egypt.
August 30, 2014
The story was solid but unfortunately the art holds the book back a little. Still definitely recommend it tho and I hope his future books will be available round here.
February 16, 2016
No le he encontrado el punto, no sé si es porque trata algo muy local o, porque de tan simple, me parece insípido. En fin, una decepción.
March 8, 2025
I really enjoy reading outside my comfort zone for the “Read Around the World� challenges I do every year and love the opportunity to learn about places of which I know little, especially in their modern history. I didn’t really glean too much from this one, though, and maybe that’s just the luck of the draw for what I chose. The story seemed choppy and confusing and I just really didn’t like the art style. I’d be curious to read more about this because I know it was banned in Egypt and the events it referenced are totally unknown to me.
February 23, 2020
When Shehab, a young software designer, runs afoul of a loan shark, all avenues of escape in Mubarak's corrupt, chaotic Egypt seem to be closed to him. Getting help from the bank is impossible without connections. A powerful businessman offers assistance, but the next day Shehab sees him being stabbed in an alley―and the man's dying words suggest a conspiracy extending to the upper reaches of the regime.
July 29, 2020
When Shehab, a young software designer, runs afoul of a loan shark, all avenues of escape in Mubarak's corrupt, chaotic Egypt seem to be closed to him. Getting help from the bank is impossible without connections. A powerful businessman offers assistance, but the next day Shehab sees him being stabbed in an alley―and the man's dying words suggest a conspiracy extending to the upper reaches of the regime. Loads of fun.
December 11, 2022
قرأت الطبعة الجديدة الصادرة عن دار المحروسة في 2022، مشكلة بعض الكتابات تتمثل في أنها خاضعة لوقت معين ولو تمت القراءة بعد هذا الوقت يفقد العمل كثير من قيمته خصوصا لو كان المحتوى كلشيهي خاص بهذا الزمن، أثناء القراءة تتوقف وتسأل ما الفارق بين هذا العمل وبين الأفلام التي تناولت الموضوع نفسه فلا أجد فارق تقريبا، هذا على مستوى القصة أما الرسوم فجميلة وأعجبتني
كان يمكن أن تكون القصة المصورة
كنت أتمنى قرائتها في زمن صدورها الحقيقي لأن الاحتمال الأكبر أن يكون التقييم وقتها أربعة أو خمسة
كان يمكن أن تكون القصة المصورة
كنت أتمنى قرائتها في زمن صدورها الحقيقي لأن الاحتمال الأكبر أن يكون التقييم وقتها أربعة أو خمسة
June 30, 2019
Really could not follow the plot of this book, which required a lot of cultural knowledge I don't have. It is interesting that this book was written and published shortly before the Arab Spring, when Mubarak's corrupt reign (which is a major subject here) was overthrown.
February 2, 2024
قاسية بعض الشئ لكنى أشعر بها و بكل ما فيها من مشاعر قهر و ظلم .. أشعر بالبطل و صديقه ك وجوه مألوفة لأصدقاء أعرفهم أو جيران تقاطعت طرقنا من قبل .. رائعة و مؤلمة و لكنها نقلت الواقع بثقله دون تزييف .. شكرا على وجود دينا :'))
September 14, 2024
كانت محتاجة تكون أطول من كده بشوية حلوين الأحداث بتتنط بسرعة بين الpanel و التاني كأن عدا وقت طويل مفيش تتابع و ربع الرسومات مشخبطة أكتر من اللازم مش مفهومة و في حتى كلام مشخبط قرأته صعبة و أحيانا مش بيبان bubbles الحوار خارجة من مين
January 2, 2018
The story held my attention but the artwork was often unclear and sometimes even the text was very faint and difficult to read.
August 8, 2018
Disappointing. The dialogue is very on the nose, lots of pontificating. Not a lot of story. Art was interesting but felt unevenly done. Juvenile plot.
November 6, 2019
Knowing this is banned in Egypt adds another dimension to the insight into life under corruption as depicted by the characters and events in the story.
January 22, 2020
Dark and gritty graphic novel
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