علبة التبغ

by Hanna Mina, حنا مينه

34 pages, Paperback

About the author

Hanna 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.

Reviews

[Abeer Abdelhamid · Rating 4 out of 5]

قصة قصيرة جميلة ونهايتها غير متوقعة

[Sara · Rating 4 out of 5]

لم اتوقع ان تكون نهاية القصة على ذلك النحو، حيث ان حسب طريقة استهلاله للقصة ظننت ان الاحدات سترى النور داخل اطار سياسي بامتياز ، الا ان تلك البداية ما كانت سوى تمهيد او سبب عيش الاحداث الاساسية من الاصل. كما اعجبت بكيفية تجسيده لانواع ونتائج الم وضعف المرء، هذا الزوج الذي يتغدى بداية على احكام الاسرة ليجد بعد ذلك قوته داخل المجتمع ككل. و رجوعا الى تلك النهاية الذي نجح فيها حنه مينه من ابعادي عن ذلك الجو المتشائم ليغمرني وسط بحيرة من الامل والتفاؤل حتى ولو كانت شبه جافة...