Following the conversation with his mother after the death of his father, Rasool vows to discover the truth about his father's demise by following two different channels: First, through the recollection of real events and second, through the extortion of souls. Bodies and souls narrate the same events through two parallel narrative perspectives.
The author's mother then visits him in a dream asking to write the Soul of the King. She promises to visit him again when he completes the book. Rasool, since then has been waiting for his mother's return in his dream.
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Soul of the King
is the latest in a substantial catalogue of books published by the author, Rasool Darweesh. He has written both fiction and non-fiction books.