Homo Sum — Complete

Set in the Sinai region around an oasis, the narrative follows a hermit whose self-imposed ascetic life intersects with local religious communities and pilgrims. After he is falsely accused of another person's wrongdoing, he accepts exile rather than clear his name, and his austere withdrawal prompts moral and spiritual questions among those who knew him; the truth is revealed later by the real offender's confession. Interwoven episodes depict desert monastic practices, pilgrim legends, and civic life in the oasis, and the work examines psychological tensions among penitence, pride, compassion, faith, conscience, and communal reputation.