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Abstract

This article will hopefully be among the rare scholarly endeavors that have investigated the social aspects of le Roman Noir (noir fiction) in the Middle East, and its political engagement. Writers in the Arab world have abstained from writing noir fiction. However, Ahmed Mourads realistic novel Vertigo has attracted broad readership thus paving the ground for establishing noir fiction as a newly emerging subgenre in the contemporary Middle East. In fact, readers have sympathized with the novels protagonist quite easily. The noir narrative addresses the disturbing and critical socio-political situation in Egypt under the autocratic and authoritarian regime of the former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. The novel contains all the elements of detective fiction or the noir fiction subgenre i.e., mainly the quest for truth and magic realism. The novel portrays the ruthlessness, degradation, and corruption of the political and economic circles in Egypt. The raw realism of the novels literary style places it among contemporary realistic fiction.

Alternate abstract:

Par ce présent travail, nous souhaitons apporter une contribution aux études, pour le moment tres rares au Moyen-Orient, qui s'intéressent au caractere social du roman noir et a son engagement politique. Le monde arabe a longtemps dédaigné les velléités littéraires de transposition du roman noir dans l'Orient contemporain, mais Ahmed Mourad a su, avec Vertigo, susciter l'enthousiasme de nombreux lecteurs qui, parce que le roman sonnait juste, se sont attachés aux aventures de son protagoniste. L'œuvre aborde la préoccupante situation sociopolitique égyptienne sous Moubarak. Elle reprend avec talent certaines composantes fondamentales de ce sous-genre policier qu'est le roman noir, a savoir la quete de vérité et surtout l'insistance sur la perversion et la décadence des milieux politique et économique. La brutalité de la société égyptienne dans laquelle regnent la corruption, la collusion et de féroces rivalités, est décrite dans un style heurté et dépouillé, d'une violence clinique, qui accentue le réalisme cru de cette fiction.

Alternate abstract:

Roman, eski Cumhurbaskani Hüsnü Mübarek dönemi Misir Devleti'nin ekonomik, siyasi ve sosyal yönlerini anlatmaktadir. Yazar, gerçegi yansitma, ayristirma, yolsuzluk, suç, siyasi güçlerin rekabeti ve hukuksuzlugun sekillerini vurgulamaktadir. Bu makale, söz konusu romani bu açidan incelemeyi amaçlamaktadir. Çünkü Arap dünyasina yönelik bu tarz elestirel çalismalara ilgi çok azdi.

Details

Title
Vertigo d'Ahmed Mourad, un roman noir pour dépeindre les heures les plus sombres de l'Egypte
Author
Matarneh, Mohammed 1 

 Université de Jordanie, Aqaba 
Pages
151-180
Publication year
2019
Publication date
2019
Publisher
Gerflint
ISSN
19619472
e-ISSN
22578404
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
French
ProQuest document ID
2415464983
Copyright
© 2019. This work is published under https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/fr/ (the“License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.