Time shifts in ʿālim’s “the great serpent”: narrative fragmentation mirroring historical gentrification
This study highlights the time-shattering narrative technique employed in Rajāʾ ʿĀlim’s short story “Al-Aṣalah” “[The Great Serpent],” (1994) in light of Genette’s theory in his Narrative Discourse (1972). It argues that ʿĀlim’s deviation from the linear chronological order is not merely an aestheti...
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Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
2023
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| Online Access: | http://journalarticle.ukm.my/22663/1/Gema_23_3_2.pdf |