Adjacent Lives
| Author | Mohamed Barada |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | |
| Country | Lebanon |
| Language | Arabic |
| Genre | novel |
| Publisher | Al-Funk publishing house and the Lebanese House of literature |
Publication date | 2009 |
| Pages | 239 |
"Adjacent lives" (Arabic: حيوات متجاورة) by Mohamed Barada, published in 2009 by Al-Funk publishing house and the Lebanese House of literature.[1] It talks about the lives of the three characters of the novel, whether through speech, or dialogue.[2] Through these lives, we re-examine events that have shaped the paths of Morocco's history, individuals, and their values.[3]
Content
The novel talks about the story of Naima, the main character, a divorced flight attendant whose life is full of many adventures and who ends up going to prison for running a drug trafficking network. However, what is striking about this work is the narrative style of the narrator, Samih, who is one of the heroes of Naima's adventures.[4]
Criticism
Some critics agree on the artistry and creativity of the work, at the level of form and content, while other critics considered the novel a copy of previous works, like “a forgetful woman” and “a summer that will not be repeated”. Its characters are lifeless because of Barada’s emphasis on the technical side in his works more than the creative side, which should be attributed in the work and attract the reader, and perhaps this is what makes Barada's creative output a field for experimenting with his critical tools.
References
- ↑ Al Anaz, Mohammed (20 February 2009). "Adjacent lives".
- ↑ Alsafeer newspaper (19 January 2020). "Mohammed Barada in his novel "neighboring lives"".
- ↑ Muhaqiq, Nor Aldin (24 June 2014). "Reading in the novel "Adjacent lives" by Mohammed Barada the structure of narrative sounds and the dynamic of multilingualism".
- ↑ Jocky, Antwan (14 March 2013). "Adjacent lives novel".
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