About the Author: Dr. Mohamed Berrada

• A critic, novelist, short story writer, and translator.
• He has published numerous works in literary criticism and translation, eight novels, three short story collections (one forthcoming), and one play.
• His articles have appeared in many newspapers (Al-Alam, Al-Tahrir, Al-Ittihad Al-Ichtiraki, Al-Quds, Al-Hayat) and magazines (Da'wat al-Haqq, Aqlam, Al-Adab, Fusul, Ibda', Adab wa Naqd, Al-Dawha, Al-Thaqafa al-Maghribiyya, Afaq, Al-Faisal).
• He was elected president of the Union of Moroccan Writers for three terms, from 1977 to 1982.
• He has received several prestigious awards, including the Morocco Prize for Literary, Linguistic, and Artistic Studies (2003, 2006, 2009, 2015), the State Appreciation Award (2006), the Fes Mediterranean Book Festival Prize (2013), and the Katara Prize for Arabic Novel (2017).

The studies and articles in this book chronicle the distinguished critical experience of researcher and critic Mohamed Berrada in the Arab world. They show his positive engagement with various Western literary theories and his ability to consciously and insightfully utilize them to domesticate critical knowledge and transform literature into a cultural matter that helps Arab individuals renew their vitality and propose new alternatives for coexistence.

This book emerges in the context of new alliances in the West between academic institutions and the press, and the rise of groups practicing criticism outside the university. It brings criticism down from its academic ivory tower, breathing new life into it to become a widespread practice in cultural circles, a creative craft, and a catalyst for public debate on many issues concerning the human condition.

Book Information:

• Year of Publication: 2024
• Edition: First
• Number of Pages: 488
• Publisher: Fadaat Publishing House