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The novel Summer Rains by Egyptian writer Ahmad al-Karmalawy, which won the prestigious Sheikh Zayed Book Prize in 2018, is a masterful example of contemporary Arabic fiction.

The novel is composed of several storylines that combine to tell the story of the apocryphal legacy of the Sufi Sheikh Ibad al-Mosuli. Arriving in Egypt from Iraq, he rallied around him supporters of the oud, a traditional Middle Eastern musical instrument, and founded a Sufi order where music is a way of mystical knowledge of the world. No one knows for sure whether Sheikh al-Mosuli really existed or whether he is a historical hoax. The story brings the reader back to the present, to the hot, noisy streets of Cairo, among which, like an oasis of peace and piety, the al-Mosuli Agency is located.

All the characters of the work are united by a passion for music. However, everyone loves it in their own way. This is where the main conflict of the novel arises, and watching its development, the reader finds himself in the centre of a fascinating confrontation.

A colourful historical background, acute social issues, a detective element, psychological images, a multifaceted plot - all this is the novel Summer Rains.