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Zohan Mamdany
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Publisher: Buckdaddy Studio
Published: Nov 5 2025
Pages: 156
Weight: 0.41
Height: 0.36 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
What happens when a city chooses idealism faster than it learns how to operate itself?
Zohan Mamdany arrives in public life with conviction, theory, and the belief that government can be rebuilt from scratch. He has no managerial background, no employment record, and no administrative experience-only the promise that good intentions should be enough.
At first, the city agrees.
Free public transit. Community-run groceries. Universal daycare. A kindness-based enforcement system. Paperwork replaced by conversations. The city leans forward, eager to believe in a new era.
Then the real city answers.
Snow falls. Heat rises. Lines stretch. Buses break. Negotiations slow. People get tired. Corners take on their own politics. And there are no instructions for what comes next.
This is not a story of heroes or villains.
It is a story of neighbors, trying to hold a living city together while its leadership learns in real time.
ZOHAN MAMDANY: A Dystopian Comedy blends urban satire, civic warmth, and political absurdity into a story about sincerity, obligation, and the fragile art of taking care of each other at city scale.
Some revolutions begin with chants.
This one begins with a kettle held together by tape.
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