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Arabic Fiction and the Quest for Freedom

Arabic Fiction and the Quest for Freedom ARABIC FICTION AND THE QUEST FOR FREEDOM I laugh in the dark, I cry in the dark; in the dark I also write till I no longer distinguish pen from finger. Every knock at the door, every rustle of the curtain, I cover my papers with my hand like a cheap tart in a police raid. From whom have I inherited this error, this blood as skittish as the mountain panther? No sooner do I spot an official form on the threshold or a helmet through a crack in the door than my bones and tears start to shudder, my blood scatters to the four winds as though some eternal squad of progeny police were chasing it from one vein to the next. from Muhammad Maghut, "Al-Washm," from Al-Farah laysa mihnati. Introduction The topic chosen by a revered and beloved teacher is rich in potential significances. On the purely semantic level, the word "quest" implies the process of searching or looking for something, implying thereby, of course, that the entity that is the object of such a project is currently lack- ing. Within the context of narratives and, in particular, the study of them by specialists in folklore, http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Arabic Literature Brill

Arabic Fiction and the Quest for Freedom

Allen, Roger
Journal of Arabic Literature , Volume 26 (1-2): 37 – Jan 1, 1995
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Brill
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© 1995 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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0085-2376
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1570-064X
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10.1163/157006495X00067
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ARABIC FICTION AND THE QUEST FOR FREEDOM I laugh in the dark, I cry in the dark; in the dark I also write till I no longer distinguish pen from finger. Every knock at the door, every rustle of the curtain, I cover my papers with my hand like a cheap tart in a police raid. From whom have I inherited this error, this blood as skittish as the mountain panther? No sooner do I spot an official form on the threshold or a helmet through a crack in the door than my bones and tears start to shudder, my blood scatters to the four winds as though some eternal squad of progeny police were chasing it from one vein to the next. from Muhammad Maghut, "Al-Washm," from Al-Farah laysa mihnati. Introduction The topic chosen by a revered and beloved teacher is rich in potential significances. On the purely semantic level, the word "quest" implies the process of searching or looking for something, implying thereby, of course, that the entity that is the object of such a project is currently lack- ing. Within the context of narratives and, in particular, the study of them by specialists in folklore,

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Published: Jan 1, 1995

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