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180:(Az-Zaman Al-Muwḥesh), A Feast for the Seaweeds (Walimah li A'ashab al-Bahr), The Mirrors of Fire (Maraya An-Nar), and The Suns of Gypsies (Shumous al-Ghajar). Dr. Qadbani also added that employing stream-of-consciousness enabled Ḥaidar Ḥaidar to prioritize the characters’ thoughts and inner machinations over external events. 176:, in his use of the stream-of-consciousness style. However, the literary critic and doctor Radwan Al-Qadbani denied these claims and stated that Ḥaidar Ḥaidar developed the stream-of-consciousness style in a way that is unique to him and his writings. This development could be noted in his four novels: 128:
The novel has two storylines, both following the main character ‘Naji Al-Abdullah.’ The first storyline follows ‘Naji’ on the train as he travels to an African city. It follows the events that occur on the train, like the children dying in their mother's arms. The second storyline follows Naji's
137:. The past and present clash in the novel, allowing the two storylines to merge into one. Through Naji and the events in the story, the novel discusses many relevant topics including politics, the persistent fear and anxiety in Arab societies, and exile. 254: 168:
techniques in his novels. This technique is what set his texts apart from other Arabic literary texts published at the time. Therefore, he was accused of copying western writers, like
116:. The novel is stylistically unfamiliar to Arabic literature in general, for the novel does not confine itself to the conventions of 295: 300: 290: 199:"Tawaturat Al-Maḥki Wa Tadaʿiyat Azminat Al-Mawt Wa Al-Raghba Fi Riwayit Maraya Al-Nar Li Ḥaidar Ḥaidar" 129:
recollection of an event that happened to him some twenty years back when he was running away from the
229:"Al-Shakhṣiyat Al-Markaziya Fi Riwayāt Ḥaidar Ḥaidar (Central Characters in Ḥaidar Ḥaidar's Novels)" 165: 305: 102: 310: 285: 120:. Additionally, the novel navigates controversial topics related to politics and society. 8: 130: 177: 117: 255:"Nadwa Naqdiya Ḥawl Aʿmal Ḥaidar Ḥaidar (Critical Seminar on Ḥaidar Ḥaidar Texts)" 93: 198: 173: 279: 228: 113: 28: 169: 70: 134: 107: 277: 164:Ḥaidar Ḥaidar was famously known for employing 196: 112:) is the 1992 novel by the Syrian writer 252: 278: 226: 197:Al-Rawaynieh, Taher (13 April 2011). 20:The Mirrors of Fire (Maraya An-Nar) 97: 13: 253:Al-Jundi, Rosaline (28 May 2006). 140: 16:1992 Arabic novel by Ḥaidar Ḥaidar 14: 322: 155:Abdel-Rahman, Dumyana's husband 246: 227:Azzam, Fouad (November 2009). 220: 190: 1: 183: 159: 7: 108: 10: 327: 123: 77: 66: 58: 50: 42: 34: 24: 166:stream-of-consciousness 296:Arabic-language novels 301:Novels set in Africa 291:Novels set on trains 149:Omniscient narrator 89:The Mirrors of Fire 21: 233:Al-Kalima Magazine 131:Lebanese Civil War 62:Al-Ward Publishing 19: 178:The Desolate Time 118:Arabic literature 106: 85: 84: 67:Publication place 318: 270: 269: 267: 265: 250: 244: 243: 241: 239: 224: 218: 217: 215: 213: 194: 146:Naji Al-Abdullah 111: 101: 99: 22: 18: 326: 325: 321: 320: 319: 317: 316: 315: 276: 275: 274: 273: 263: 261: 251: 247: 237: 235: 225: 221: 211: 209: 195: 191: 186: 162: 143: 141:Main characters 126: 46:Fictional Novel 17: 12: 11: 5: 324: 314: 313: 308: 303: 298: 293: 288: 272: 271: 245: 219: 188: 187: 185: 182: 174:Virginia Woolf 161: 158: 157: 156: 153: 150: 147: 142: 139: 125: 122: 83: 82: 79: 75: 74: 68: 64: 63: 60: 56: 55: 52: 48: 47: 44: 40: 39: 36: 32: 31: 26: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 323: 312: 309: 307: 306:Syrian novels 304: 302: 299: 297: 294: 292: 289: 287: 284: 283: 281: 260: 256: 249: 234: 230: 223: 208: 204: 200: 193: 189: 181: 179: 175: 171: 167: 154: 151: 148: 145: 144: 138: 136: 132: 121: 119: 115: 114:Ḥaidar Ḥaidar 110: 109:Maraya An-Nar 104: 95: 91: 90: 80: 76: 72: 69: 65: 61: 57: 53: 49: 45: 41: 37: 33: 30: 29:Ḥaidar Ḥaidar 27: 23: 311:Syrian books 262:. Retrieved 258: 248: 236:. Retrieved 232: 222: 210:. Retrieved 206: 202: 192: 163: 127: 88: 87: 86: 286:1992 novels 170:James Joyce 98:مرايا النار 280:Categories 184:References 203:Al-Baḥith 160:Reception 103:romanized 59:Publisher 51:Published 259:Al-Jamal 71:Damascus 35:Language 152:Dumyana 135:Morocco 124:Summary 105::  73:, Syria 264:2 June 238:2 June 212:2 June 94:Arabic 38:Arabic 25:Author 78:Pages 43:Genre 266:2022 240:2022 214:2022 172:and 54:1992 133:to 81:126 282:: 257:. 231:. 205:. 201:. 100:, 96:: 268:. 242:. 216:. 207:3 92:(

Index

Ḥaidar Ḥaidar
Damascus
Arabic
romanized
Ḥaidar Ḥaidar
Arabic literature
Lebanese Civil War
Morocco
stream-of-consciousness
James Joyce
Virginia Woolf
The Desolate Time
"Tawaturat Al-Maḥki Wa Tadaʿiyat Azminat Al-Mawt Wa Al-Raghba Fi Riwayit Maraya Al-Nar Li Ḥaidar Ḥaidar"
"Al-Shakhṣiyat Al-Markaziya Fi Riwayāt Ḥaidar Ḥaidar (Central Characters in Ḥaidar Ḥaidar's Novels)"
"Nadwa Naqdiya Ḥawl Aʿmal Ḥaidar Ḥaidar (Critical Seminar on Ḥaidar Ḥaidar Texts)"
Categories
1992 novels
Novels set on trains
Arabic-language novels
Novels set in Africa
Syrian novels
Syrian books

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