The Ancestors and Successors Hexagon - Part II: A Place We Live In... A Time Lives in Us

The Ancestors and Successors Hexagon is an epic saga chronicling the rise and fall of the Al- Qaramanli dynasty in 18th and 19th-century Libya. Through six parts, Al-Koni masterfully blends history with mythology and philosophy, exploring themes of power, freedom, and the human condition. He traces the history of five generations of the Al-Qaramanli family, who ruled Libya for over a century and a quarter (1711-1835) and explores the tension between two powerful forces: the freedom rooted in the desert's norm of abandonment and travel, and the allure of stability, which promises power, wealth, and women. As academic researcher Mustafa Salim notes, “Al- Koni has shifted the scene of events, moving from the desert to the sea after thoroughly mythologizing and interpreting the former. With this hexagon, he has moved beyond the myths of the desert and entered the gates of the city.”
Al-Koni's  Ancestors  and  Successors  Hexagon
comprises six parts:
•    The Call of What Was Far Away
•    A Place We Live In... A Time Lives in Us
•    Jacob and His Sons
•    Cain... Where is Your Brother, Abel?
•    Youssef Without His Brothers
•    Southwest of Troy... Southeast of Carthage. For this part of the hexagon, Al-Koni was awarded the Sheikh Zayed Book Award for Fiction (2007- 2008).