التخييل المخاتل: من فقر الثيمة إلى تجريب شعرية السرد الغرائبي : دراسة بعض مظاهر الحداثة في الرواية العربية المعاصرة

Abstract

This study aims at exploring the modern experimental appearance of its narrative structure. It analyzes in particular the innovations that are related to the Arab imaginary and its narration repertoire: i.e. the deceiving imaginary and its marvelousness. It is clear that the reliance on themes or Arab cities as a space do not dominate the artistic experimentalism of the Arab contemporary narrative. In contrast, the Arab fiction tends to make de-familiarization by the imagined events, places and dialogues along with increasing the level of condensation and irritation of language. The goal of this study is to investigate these features as tools of contemporary fiction experimentalism through studying two novels: (1) “366” by Amir taj al-Ser (2013) and the “Eightieth Spirit” by Nermin Yousr (2014). The study blends between concepts derived from cultural studies and semiotics to tackle the narrative imaginary.