| ID | 167546 |
| Title Proper | Dialectic of Nonsimultaneity in Bahaa Taher's Sunset Oasis |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | AbuSehly, Karam |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | The article aims at reading Bahaa Taher's Wāḥat al-Ghuūb (Sunset Oasis) through Ernst Bloch's notion of the simultaneity of the nonsimultaneous (Gleichzeitigkeit des Ungleichzeitigen), which foregrounds the existence of a multilayered temporality in the now, together with its inherent contradictions. By deploying the hermeneutical capacity of the simultaneity of the nonsimultaneous, the article shows how Taher highlights the condition of a nation in crisis, through its social and cultural strata that are out of sync. The simultaneity of the nonsimultaneous is, therefore, the underlying logic of the content as well as a form of expression. By analyzing the multilayered temporality, the article argues that Bahaa Taher introduces a multivoiced dialectic, that brings all contradictions to consciousness without mastering and controlling them under a grand narrative. |
| `In' analytical Note | Arab Studies Quarterly Vol. 41, No.2; Spring 2019: p.131-149 |
| Journal Source | Arab Studies Quarterly Vol: 41 No 2 |
| Key Words | History ; Bahaa Taher ; Sunset Oasis ; Ernst Bloch ; Nonsimultaneity ; Gleichzeitigkeit Des Ungleichzeitigen ; Arabic Fiction |