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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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Profile Image for Nihal.
145 reviews129 followers
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

Profile Image for Abdul-rahman Salem.
328 reviews193 followers
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August 2, 2011
يا جماعة أرجوكوا محدش عارف ألاقيها فين ؟!
المفروض بعد الثورة تطلع بقه !
Profile Image for Dana Al-Basha |  دانة الباشا.
2,361 reviews991 followers
August 21, 2025
الرسم مميز ولكن أحياناً بيكون مع الكلام مو مفهوم لانها بالعامية وبخط الايد. القصة بصراحة ما عجبتني، عندي مشكلة مع القصص الي بتطرح قضايا واقعية زي الفساد في اي دولة والغنى والفقر ودائماً بتصير انه الحل مع هيك وضع هو الانحدار في كل الحرام. ما بيعجبني هذا الكلام. سرقة وزنا وقتل وخيانة... وكله مبرر انه انا صاحي وبره القانون ويصح لي الخروج من متاهة الفئران. هل الشخص الصابر مو شايف مثلا فساد او ظلم؟ مو تعبان؟ بس ضميره مرتاح. هيك قصص مرعبة لانها حقيقية. الكتاب مهم ككتاب ثوري ويلقي الضوء على الكثير من قضايا الفساد ومشاكل المجتمع واستغلال الفقر والحاجة. لانه حقيقي كما قلت فهو حزين جداً. الكاتب شجاع جداً. يتحدث الكتاب عن شهاب، شاب ماهر وذكي يخترع وهو لا يزال طالب جامعي الية لبعث الرسائل والاتصالات، يطلب الدعم المالي ولكنه بسبب فشل مشروعه رغم تميز اختراعه يصبح ملاحق قانونياً، يقرر السطو على بنك مع صديقه، يسرقان خمسة ملايين، في نهاية القصة يكون هناك حوار بين موظفان في البنك لم افهم ان كان هناك مال في الحقيبة ام لا، المهم يقعان بعدها بملاحقات ويشاهدان عملية تصفية من جماعة اسمهم الخيالة، وتقع صديقته دينا بمشاكل بالمظاهرات.










Profile Image for Helen.
735 reviews106 followers
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.
Profile Image for ياسمين Thabet.
Author 6 books3,302 followers
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
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28 reviews26 followers
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.
Profile Image for Asser Mattar.
307 reviews44 followers
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.
Profile Image for Yasmeen Asha.
617 reviews84 followers
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
Profile Image for Sooraya Evans.
939 reviews64 followers
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.
74 reviews18 followers
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!
Profile Image for Muhammed.
122 reviews4 followers
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."
Profile Image for Alanoud Talal.
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October 11, 2025
ماعجبتني و الروسم سيئة ومافهمت حاجة ..... لا تعليقة
Profile Image for علي.
Author 11 books197 followers
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
Profile Image for P..
2,416 reviews97 followers
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September 4, 2012
hackers! 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.
Profile Image for Noran Amin.
52 reviews28 followers
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.
Profile Image for Nadia.
289 reviews16 followers
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.
Profile Image for Erica.
293 reviews
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.
Profile Image for Rex Hurst.
Author 22 books38 followers
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.
33 reviews
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.
Profile Image for Marsha Altman.
Author 18 books134 followers
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.
Profile Image for Sama Muhammad.
4 reviews
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 :'))
Profile Image for Samar.
64 reviews
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
Profile Image for Noha Bassiouny.
57 reviews6 followers
May 27, 2025
فكرة إن الرواية كانت ممنوعة قبل الثورة شجعتني أقرأها، لكن بصراحة الرسم كان صعب جداً ومش واضح، حتى الكلام نفسه مش دايماً مقروء. أما النهاية، فعارفة إنها مقصودة تكون مفتوحة أو رمزية و بتتماشي مع كم الإحباط و ان مفيش فايده و كده..بس كنت عايزه أعرف تفاصيل أكتر عن موضوع الخياله ده!
Profile Image for George Genie.
7 reviews4 followers
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.
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