جماليات القصّ عند زكي درويش قراءة في مجموعة " ثلاثة أيام"

Abstract

 The article deals with the aesthetics of narration in Zaki Darwish’s latest collection of short stories “Three Days”. It also represents the prominent harmony between form and meaning, and it reveals the simple language purified from any verbal decorations. This language is distinguished by its powerful formulation and the compatibility between meaning and pronunciation. The use of this simple ordinary language illustrates the delicate literary status of the author on the national Arabic literary square as well as on the international literary square.

 Darwish’s collection is characterized by the combination it makes between the Arabic concern and the human concern on the level of content. Thus, it discusses dominant human issues which have been intensified in the era of civilization and globalization. For example, it highlights problems like tormented senility and the objectification of human being, as well as his indifference concerning what’s going on in the world and his nakedness of human feelings. Furthermore, the author raises pure Arabic concerns such as the danger threatening the future of the Arabic language, the hollow leadership which cares only about its personal benefits, and the insignificant superficial disputes between political parties. Issues which demonstrate how alienated the Arab person is from his language, society, and even himself are also highlighted.