Una novela de Arabia Saudí: Játim, de la autora Raja Alem
ISSN: 1130-3964
Year of publication: 2008
Issue: 19
Pages: 127-139
Type: Article
More publications in: Anaquel de estudios árabes
Abstract
The present article is a brief incursion in the field of the contemporary novel in Saudi Arabia. It begins with a short introduction on the background and current state of the Saudi novel, followed by a description of Raja Alem´s works and the place she holds among contemporary Saudi writers. After a summary of her novel, Khatim, some relevant aspects of the text are analysed: space, time and setting; the dualism wealth/poverty; the beginning and the conclusion of the story; the themes of freedom and sexual identity; and realistic reading versus symbolic reading. The articles ends with a short glossary of local words and a conclusion.