Early novels on Arab Spring : prophecy reality and future / edited by Barbara Michalak-Pikulska, Yousef Sh'hadeh.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Michalak-Pikulska, Barbara, editor.

Sh'hadeh, Yousef, 1965- editor.

Language:

Arabic

English

Subjects (All):

Arabic fiction--21st century--History and criticism.

Arabic fiction.

Revolutions in literature.

Literature and revolutions--Arab countries.

Literature and revolutions.

Arab Spring, 2010-.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (172 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Krakow : Jagiellonian University Press, 2022.

Summary:

The authors of this book present a study of the first Arab novels that dealt with the Arab Spring in the period 2011-2013. They show the rapid reaction of Arab novelists to what happened in their countries at that time. Dozens of narrative works have been published that heralded the advent of change and the victory of popular movements, glorifying the rebellious uprisings against tyrannical regimes. Few predicted the outbreak of the revolution before the occurrence of these major events. They also presented a comprehensive picture of what was going on in Arab societies during that difficult period. The revolutions left many victims, and for this reason pessimism and despair permeate some texts, but others paint a bright picture of the future of the Arab Spring, which may lead to the realization of the dream of freedom and democracy.

Contents:

Intro

Introduction

Part I. Awakening of the Awareness of Subjugation - The Prophecy of the Spring of Nations in Arab Novels

1. Az-Zuhra Ramīǧ: An-Nāǧūn (The Survivors)

2. Nabīl al-Mulḥim: Sarīr Baqlāwa al-ḥazīn (Baklava's Sad Bed)

3. Ibrāhīm Darġūṯī: Waqāi' mā ǧarā li-al-mar'a ḏāt al-qabqāb aḏ-ḏahabī (Circumstances Related to What Happened to a Woman in Golden Clogs)

4. 'Adnān Farzāt: Ra's ar-raǧul al-kabīr (The Head of the Great Man)

5. Muḥammad Rabī': 'Ām at-tinnīn (Year of the Dragon)

Part II. At the Heart of the Arab Spring Events

Egypt: Mīdān at-Taḥrīr (Tahrir Square)

6. Hišām al-Ḫašin: 7 ayyām fī at-Taḥrīr (7 Days on Tahrir Square)

7. Šarīf Malīka: Wa al-malā'ika ayḍan taṣ'ad li-ṭ-ṭābiq aṯ-ṯāliṯ (And the Angels Also Reach the Third Floor)

8. Hišām 'Alwān: Dafātir qadīma (Old Notebooks)

9. Nāṣir 'Irāq: Tāǧ al-hudhud (Hoopoe Crown)

10. Rabāb Kassāb: Fustān faraḥ (A Wedding Dress)

11. Muḥammad Ǧarrāḥ: Šibh dawla (State-like)

12. Nūr 'Abd al-Maǧīd: Aḥlām mamnū'a (Forbidden Dreams)

Libya and Syria

13. Aḥmad Fāl Wuld ad-Dīn: Fī ḍiyāfat katā'ib al-Qaḏḏāfī (Hosted by Gaddafi Troops)

14. Muḥammad Saʻīd ar-Rīḥānī: 'Aduww aš-šams - al-bahlawān al-laḏī ṣāra waḥšan (The Enemy of the Sun - A Clown Who Has Become a Beast)

15. Ibrāhīm al-Kūnī: Fursān al-aḥlām al-qatīla (The Knights of Slain Dreams)

16. 'Adnān Farzāt: Kāna ar-ra'īs ṣadīqī (The President Was My Friend)

Part III. The Future: The Spring Continues

17. Mu'taṣim aš-Šā'ir: Uhzūǧat ar-raḥīl (A Song of Departure) and Fī intiẓār as-sulaḥfāt (Waiting for a Turtle)

18. Aḥmad 'Abd al-Malik: Al-Aqni'a (Masks)

19. Ṭayba aš-Šarīf al-Idrīsī: Ḥaǧar min saqar (A Stone from Hell)

20. Amīra aš-Širbīnī: 'Itq (Liberation).

21. 'Izz ad-Dīn Šukrī Fašīr: Bāb al-ẖurūǧ - risālat 'Alī al-muf'ama bi-bahǧa ġayr mutawaqqa'a (The Gate to Leave - Ali's Letter Filled with Unexpected Joy)

Conclusion

Bibliography

Summary in Arabic ملخص الكتاب باللغة العربية.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 13 Oct 2023).

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

83-233-7288-8

Publisher Number:

10.4467/K7288.114/21.22.15560 DOI