Time shifts in ʿālim’s “the great serpent”: narrative fragmentation mirroring historical gentrification

This study highlights the time-shattering narrative technique employed in Rajāʾ ʿĀlim’s short story “Al-Aṣalah” “[The Great Serpent],” (1994) in light of Genette’s theory in his Narrative Discourse (1972). It argues that ʿĀlim’s deviation from the linear chronological order is not merely an aestheti...

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Main Author: Alaki, Ahlam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2023
Online Access:http://journalarticle.ukm.my/22663/1/Gema_23_3_2.pdf
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/22663/
https://ejournal.ukm.my/gema/issue/view/1615
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