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The Magistrate mapped the city through the music he listened to, each song a landmark in the labyrinth of his mind.
The Maestro, The Magistrate & The Mathematician (2014)
Something about the elderly altered the character of a place, civilized it, creating a bridge between past and present, a sense of continuity across generations.
The Maestro, The Magistrate & The Mathematician (2014)
The thing is, every time I go back, I feel more and more like a stranger. The lingo's changed, the bearer notes have more zeros, the whole vibe, the way people do things is completely different.
The Maestro, The Magistrate & The Mathematician (2014)
The Maestro often wondered if he was retreating into madness or finding solace in the silence of his books.
The Maestro, The Magistrate & The Mathematician (2014)
They think we come from the jungle. They think we have kangaroo courts. They will say, 'How can you practice law here when you couldn't even preserve the rule of law in your own country?'
The Maestro, The Magistrate & The Mathematician (2014)
But if there's one thing I've learnt in the last few years, it's that everyone needs a story. That's all our lives amount to, nothing but stories that we hope will live on after we are gone.
The Maestro, The Magistrate & The Mathematician (2014)
Such a strange and haunting debut! Attia's spellbinding sentences and wonderful characters draw you into a story unlike any other. This is an author to watch
The Maestro, The Magistrate & The Mathematician (2014)