A believably human and universal tale of a man, racked with doubt and temptation, on a journey to find himself... The writing is unflashy and sincere, neatly matching the monasticism at the book's heart.
Observer
An astonishing feat of imaginative fiction... <i>Azazeel</i> might be the most compelling and inventive novel published this year. A triumph.
Irish Examiner
'Azazeel takes 5th century quarrels in the Coptic Church as the ground for an ambitious investigation into good and evil, faith and doubt.' - Boyd Tonkin, Independent
In this haunting and controversial novel, Youssef Ziedan confronts issues as vital today as they were nearly two millennia ago.