The Decade's Night
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| Author | Muhammad Saleh Al-Jaberi |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | |
| Country | Tunisia |
| Language | Arabic |
| Genre | Literary Fiction |
| Published | 1982 |
| Publisher | Al-Dar Al-Arabiya Publishing |
| Pages |
The Decade’s Night (Laylatul Al-Sanawat AlʿAshr) is the 1982 novel by Muhammad Saleh Al-Jaberi, and it was chosen among the 100 best Arabic novels.[1] The novel was adapted into a film in 1990 directed by the Tunisian director Ibrahim Papay and starring Raouf Ben Omar, Suniya Ammar, Hamada Khalil, and Muhammad Al-Hadi.[2]
Summary[edit]
The novel revolves around three characters (Lamya, Naguib, and Marwan) who were school days friends, and they reunite ten years later and each one of them recounts what has happened to them in the past decade.[1] The novel also follows the socially and politically charged Tunisia.[1] The novel showcases how fast time passes and the vast events that could occur in this time.
Literary criticism and analyses[edit]
The three characters are brought together in the beginning of the novel by their revolutionary spirit and desire to change; however, the revolutionary spark gets blown off before it has the ability to fully ignite. The novel incorporates the concept of (mélancolie révolutionnaire) which is a concept accompanying the inability to achieve revolutionary hopes and dreams, and it embodies the sorrow of the Tunisian people a decade after the revolution.[3] The adaptation’s director, Ibrahim Papay, utilizes the story to navigate the social and political backgrounds that led to Black Thursday.[4]
Excerpt[edit]
Fifteen years passed since that incident, O how short life is, he went bathroom after an effort at trying to find it, taking in the heat of the steam. He put all his weight on the place where the water boils, he remembered his family; how will he call them; he no longer recalls the number of his only uncle village, and only 30 dinars was left to him, and it is not enough to find a place to sleep, have dinner, and get tobacco. He suddenly remembered that he had a friend who only works during January, he was a transportation engineer whose office is in the passport department in the Ministry of Transportation; is he still there?
— Muhammad Saleh Al-Jaberi[1]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 El-Sherif, Ibrahim (17 February 2020). "100 Riwaya ʿArabiya... "Laylatul Sanawatil ʿAshr" Shahdit Muhammad Saleh Al-Jaberi ʿAn Tunis (100 Arabic Novels... "The Decade's Night" Muhammad Saleh Al-Jaberi's Testimony on Tunisia)". Youm 7. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
- ↑ "The Decade's Night (Laylatul Al-Sanawat AlʿAshr) 1990". ElCinema.com. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
- ↑ Ben Hamuda, Hakim (11 January 2021). "Masarāt A-thawra Al-Tunisiya Aw Laylatul Al-Sanawat AlʿAshr (The Path of The Tunisian Revolution or The Decade's Night)". Le Maghreb. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
- ↑ Ben Amir, Saber (1 April 2017). "Makanatul Al-Adabul Tunisiye Fil Masraḥ Wal Cinema (The Role of Tunisian Literature in Cinema and Theater)". Al-Arab. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
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