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Experimentation with narrative techniques and modes of writing in ‘Abd al‐Rahman Munif's Mudun al‐milh: al‐tih

Experimentation with narrative techniques and modes of writing in ‘Abd al‐Rahman Munif's... Arabic and Middle Eastern Literatures, Vol. 4, No. 2, 2001 Experimentation with Narrative Techniques and Modes of Writing in cAbd al-Rahman MuniFs Mudun al-milh: al-tih NEDAL AL-MOUSA In several places in his book Al-Kdtib wa-al-manfd (The Writer and Exile), 'Abd al-Rahman Munif asserts his preoccupation with producing a national tradition of the novel.1 Such a preoccupation involves a great deal of experimentation2 with new narrative techniques and modes of writing inspired by the author's concern with drawing on the native literary heritage as well as his characteristic interest in basing his narrative on dramatizing national human concerns in a specific historical period. Munif s firm belief that the Arabic novel should be a unique literary product whose composition and shape are determined by its cultural milieu coincides with Q. D . Leavis's views on the distinctive character of the English novel. In an article entitled 'The Englishness of the English Novel', Leavis argues: But if we look at the novel as it has been established in other countries as well as look at other countries which have failed to produce a national tradition of the novel at all we must realize that our English novel is a unique product. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Arabic & Middle Eastern Literature Taylor & Francis

Experimentation with narrative techniques and modes of writing in ‘Abd al‐Rahman Munif's Mudun al‐milh: al‐tih

Al‐Mousa, Nedal
Arabic & Middle Eastern Literature , Volume 4 (2): 12 – Jul 1, 2001
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Experimentation with narrative techniques and modes of writing in ‘Abd al‐Rahman Munif's Mudun al‐milh: al‐tih

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Arabic and Middle Eastern Literatures, Vol. 4, No. 2, 2001 Experimentation with Narrative Techniques and Modes of Writing in cAbd al-Rahman MuniFs Mudun al-milh: al-tih NEDAL AL-MOUSA In several places in his book Al-Kdtib wa-al-manfd (The Writer and Exile), 'Abd al-Rahman Munif asserts his preoccupation with producing a national tradition of the novel.1 Such a preoccupation involves a great deal of experimentation2 with new narrative techniques and modes of writing inspired by the...
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Arabic and Middle Eastern Literatures, Vol. 4, No. 2, 2001 Experimentation with Narrative Techniques and Modes of Writing in cAbd al-Rahman MuniFs Mudun al-milh: al-tih NEDAL AL-MOUSA In several places in his book Al-Kdtib wa-al-manfd (The Writer and Exile), 'Abd al-Rahman Munif asserts his preoccupation with producing a national tradition of the novel.1 Such a preoccupation involves a great deal of experimentation2 with new narrative techniques and modes of writing inspired by the author's concern with drawing on the native literary heritage as well as his characteristic interest in basing his narrative on dramatizing national human concerns in a specific historical period. Munif s firm belief that the Arabic novel should be a unique literary product whose composition and shape are determined by its cultural milieu coincides with Q. D . Leavis's views on the distinctive character of the English novel. In an article entitled 'The Englishness of the English Novel', Leavis argues: But if we look at the novel as it has been established in other countries as well as look at other countries which have failed to produce a national tradition of the novel at all we must realize that our English novel is a unique product.

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Published: Jul 1, 2001

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