The Secrets of Palaces (Political - Historical - Romantic - Literary)

This novel is one of the mothers of Arabic novels, as it is pioneering in its subject matter and presentation. The end of the nineteenth century witnessed continuous episodes of successive crises and tribulations, which led to the collapse of the Ottoman Empire in 1924. In a narrative form, the author was able to address the problems that passed from the era of Sultan "Othman III" until the era of Sultan "Abdul Hamid II," where the corruption of the ruling family and its moral and social transgressions.The author says: "The one who helped a lot in spreading the novel this strange spread was the deposed Sultan Abdul Hamid, who, when he heard its resonance, got up and sat down, and because of his extreme cowardice, the legs of his throne shook at its historical facts, while he was at the time of his arrival and on the platform of his glory. He sent delegations before him, and broadcast eyes and forecasts, and he continued to trace its traces until he finally found most of its copies, so they were brought to Istanbul, and there was an order to burn them - it was said On a scene from him - and he thought at that time that he had forgotten about it... After a while, people returned to mentioning the novel, and the public''s desire to read it doubled."