Wikipedia:Sofia (Novel)

Sofia is an Arabic novel written by the Saudi author Mohammed Hasan Alwan. Ihe first edition was published through Dar Al-Saqi, Beirut, 2004, and the second edition was published in 2007, then the third one in 2008.

The Plot
The story is about the last days of a sick Lebanese girl who is living a strange love story with a Saudi young man in Beirut and is introduced to many existential philosophies related to death, life, and love.

Critical reviews
“I have read more than one novel that addressed this disease and have also watched cinematic movies relating to this topic, but in the novel Sofia, I have seen it in its worst case due to the way the author tries to convince us that it is one hundred percent a true story” Yāsīn Rifāʻīyah, Al-Mustaqbal Newspaper, issue no.1647.

“The slow reader will realize that they have suddenly fallen victim to the power of a skilled writer. He is probably one of the few Arab writers who used the technique of Reification, which is to fulfill the emotional charge and agitation on the surroundings” Ḥusain Al-Mawzani, Kikah website.