

PublisherPublisher_Hachette Antoine/Novel
He is an ordinary man, living an ordinary life, in a building that is no longer ordinary, having been occupied by the military and transformed into a security site. His experience of this building unfolds in a series of scenes, a dark comedy. Faced with the destruction that has transformed it since his first encounter with the world, the protagonist draws upon his store of grandmother's tales, weaving their details with the harsh reality, hoping to find solace when the two worlds intertwine. His life is fragmented, haunted by soldiers, shells, obsessions, security measures, and wars, and by a popular heritage divided against itself and its diverse communities. With astonishing simplicity, he creates the surreal in image and event, uniting the tragic with the comic, coloring the oppressive reality with its violence and bloodshed with a satirical and transcendent touch that defies its absurdity. He is an ordinary man, living an ordinary life in a building that has ceased to be ordinary since the army occupied it and turned it into a security site. They transformed his life into a series of scenes, a dark comedy. Faced with the systematic destruction wrought by their presence in his life, the protagonist draws upon his grandmother's stories, weaving their details into the harsh reality in the hope of softening it as the two worlds intertwine. It is a fragmented life haunted by soldiers, missiles, anxieties about security, and wars, in addition to a folk heritage divided into clans and sects. As always, Arefa, with his captivating style, transports us to his imaginative and elusive worlds. With striking simplicity, imagination is born within the images and events, tragedy blends with comedy, and the oppressive and violent reality is colored with a touch of irony and the supernatural, defying its absurdity.
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| Publisher | Publisher_Hachette Antoine/Novel |
|---|---|
| Category | Novels & Short stories |
| Language | Arabic |
| ISBN | 9786144694213 |
| Availability | In stock |
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