This book contains critical studies that trace the plurality of themes in a collection of contemporary Arab narrative works, interrogating the narrative act within them and following the threads of narration and the features that grant each work its specificity and uniqueness. In her book, Al-Nuaimi addresses the novels: "Umm As'ad" and "Al-Karmali" by Samih Masoud; "Tie" and "A Life of Luxury - An Alternative Shadow" by Bara'a Al-Ayoubi; "The War That Burned Tolstoy" by Zainab Al-Saud; "Princess Bint Tunis" by Adel Al-Hamdani; "Rahim's House" and "Three Stagnant Ponds" by Ibrahim Ghabeish; "When the Rain Falls" by Dina Al-Maalouf; "Mota'il - Shaban Bon Café" by Ahmed Al-Bahrani; "The Pandemic" by Ali Al-Qahais; "The Guardian" by Abdulhadi Al-Madadha; "The Spider's Thread" by Jaafar Hamad; "Gorbachev's Sons" by Alexander Andrushkin, translated by Dr. Basim Ibrahim Al-Zoubi; "Appointment with the Devil" by Wael Fahmy Al-Bitar; "Fatima" by Abdul Karim Al-Zayoud; and "A Novel of a Life" by Safaa Baidas.

• Author: Badia Al-Nuaimi
• Publisher: Alan Publishers & Distributors
• Year of Publication: 2024
• Edition: 1
• Number of Pages: 114
• Dimensions (cm): 14.5*21.5
• Weight (g): 150
• ISBN: 978-9923-13-685-0