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Articles and Reviews Published for La rivista di Arablit
La qiṣṣah nī’ah di ‘Abduh Ḫāl: una proposta di lettura
Articolo della rivista, Anno VIII, numero 16, dicembre 2018
This paper aims at investigating an original genre created by the famous Saudi writer ‘Abduh Ḫāl (1962-), that is the qiṣṣah nī’ah (“the raw [short] story”), contained in the collection al-Awġād yaḍḥakūn (The Bastards laugh), which was published in 2002. If we assume that the adjective “raw” intends to evoke [...]
Alienazione e agalmatofilia in un racconto saudita. al-Blūzah (La camicetta) di ‘Abduh Ḫāl
Articolo della rivista, Anno VI, Numero 11, giugno 2016
This paper intends to be a short contribution to the studies on the Saudi Arabian literature. It presents a short story, al-Blūzah (The Blouse), by ‘Abduh Ḫāl (1962-), published in 2001, and analyzes both its style and themes. This short story seems to have several of the literary strategies that [...]
