The novel “The Land of Zikola” is considered one of the most famous novels by the writer Amr Abdel Hamid, in which he excelled and directed more than one part of it, which made all those who regularly read, or even those who love reading periodically, be amazed by the writer’s intelligence and the beauty of his vast imagination in telling a story of imagination that is only slightly connected to the bitter reality that We live it, and this is what is special about this novel.
It is a fantasy novel that takes the reader on a journey to a parallel world where traditional currencies are replaced by intelligence and information. The novel's events revolve around a young man named Khaled, who finds himself in the land of Zikola after an unexpected adventure, where he discovers that the people there trade units of intelligence instead of money. Khaled tries to adapt to this strange system, and faces challenges and difficult situations that require him to think quickly and rely on his intelligence to survive. The novel is characterized by an interesting narrative style and the construction of a unique world that arouses the reader's curiosity and makes him reflect on the value of knowledge and intelligence in our daily lives.