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الرواية والراوي
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Hanna Mina
60 books312 followersHanna Mina (Arabic: حنا مينه) was a Syrian novelist, described in Literature from the "Axis of Evil" as the country's "most prominent" writer.
His early novels belong to the movement of social realism in the literature of Syria, and focus on class conflict; his later works contain "a more symbolic analysis of class differences". His writing on the suffering of ordinary people was partly inspired by his own experiences, alternately working as a stevedore, barber and journalist; his autobiographical short story, "On the Sacks", was published in 1976.
Several of his works written in Arabic are set during the period of the French Mandate of Syria, or in the period immediately following independence. Mina has authored about 40 novels, varying in imaginary value and narrative significance. But his achievement lies in the foundation he laid for this literary genre. For his collective works and novels, Mina was awarded the Arab Writer's Prize in 2005.
His early novels belong to the movement of social realism in the literature of Syria, and focus on class conflict; his later works contain "a more symbolic analysis of class differences". His writing on the suffering of ordinary people was partly inspired by his own experiences, alternately working as a stevedore, barber and journalist; his autobiographical short story, "On the Sacks", was published in 1976.
Several of his works written in Arabic are set during the period of the French Mandate of Syria, or in the period immediately following independence. Mina has authored about 40 novels, varying in imaginary value and narrative significance. But his achievement lies in the foundation he laid for this literary genre. For his collective works and novels, Mina was awarded the Arab Writer's Prize in 2005.
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November 3, 2010
يتحدث حنا في البداية عن نفسه ثم يتدرج بعد ذلك في الحديث عن الرواية تاريخاً بداية ظهورها إلى تأسيسها كفن عربي خالص
أسلوب الكاتب مبسط جداً ومختصر جداً ابتعد فيه عن كل تفصيل لا ضرورة له
الكتاب لا يعطيك فكرة مفصلة لكن فكرة عامة عن الرواية العربية
لخصت الكتاب في عشر صفحات سأعود لطرحها هنا أو في المدونة
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