7 Hrs
Source:
البلاد
Gulf Fiction Transforms
Bahraini critic Fahd Hussein delivered a lecture titled “The Contemporary Novel in the Arab Gulf” at an event organized by the Sultan Bin Ali Al Owais Cultural Foundation on the sidelines of the Sharjah International Book Fair. He reviewed the beginnings of Gulf storytelling and the factors that contributed to its development, including education, journalism, and engagement with the wider world. He compared pre- and post-millennium generations in terms of the volume of their output, their themes, and their narrative techniques, noting that many young writers turned to the novel as the internet spread and publishers began embracing their work. He concluded that the Gulf novel is no longer merely a literary form, but has become a space for exploring issues of identity, memory, conflict, and social and economic change.
Size: 120%Text Size
Notice: This Is an AI-Generated Summary
Comments (0)