The metaphysical tragedy of Hisham Al-Aber reaches its peak in this part. In Jeddah, he finds solitude, and prison gives him the opportunity for a solitary journey inward, away from the ideals of Dammam and the impulses of Riyadh. He is alone now, and in this solitude, he discovers what was impossible to discover when he was subject to his mother's ideals and the rigor of the party organization in Dammam, and when he was immersed in the life of the flesh in Riyadh. All ideals have collapsed, and all pleasure is lost, so what remains? 'Al-Karadeeb' is the conclusion of Ibn Al-Aber's personal journey, in a stage that is itself lost between two phases. Perhaps the end is the beginning, for what are the end and the beginning but names we have created!

• Publishing House: Dar Madarek for Publishing
• Number of Pages: 355
• Year of Publication: 2011
• ISBN: 9789948443858
• Cover Type: Paperback