Representation of violence in Yemeni novel : a study of fekriah shahrah’s ‘the smile owner’
Joint Authors
Shaykh, Ibrahim Yahya Salih
al-Shajari, Salim
al-Shami, Ibrahim Ali
Source
Issue
Vol. 28, Issue 4 (31 Dec. 2022), pp.27-37, 11 p.
Publisher
University of Science and Technology
Publication Date
2022-12-31
Country of Publication
Yemen
No. of Pages
11
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
This paper focuses on daily violence as the main theme in novel the smile owner which was written by fekriah shahrah.
it depicts the hegemony of houthi militia in yemen.
it is an analytical study which interprets the novelist’s literary work the smile owner.
moreover, as an instrument of data collection an interview with the novelist has been conducted to shed more light on the novel.
this study is based on critical analysis of the literary text, which interprets the real context of violence in Yemen.
violence is a global issue between good and evil, and war and love.
shahrah as many of Yemeni novelists depicted the consequences of violence in their literary platform.
the novel represents the situation of Yemen in the ongoing war in Yemen.
Hence, the war in Yemen, death, abduction, retaliation and social fragmentation are the main themes of written and spoken Yemeni literature.
this paper exposes the horrible implications of the coup led by Houthi Militia backed by Iran against the legal government backed by coalition led by Saudi Arabia and Emirates.
Therefore, fekriah shahrah in the literary platform portrayed violence in Yemeni society using the narrated text as a tool to convey the awful war consequences.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Shaykh, Ibrahim Yahya Salih& al-Shami, Ibrahim Ali& al-Shajari, Salim. 2022. Representation of violence in Yemeni novel : a study of fekriah shahrah’s ‘the smile owner’. Journal of Social Studies،Vol. 28, no. 4, pp.27-37.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1491006
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Shaykh, Ibrahim Yahya Salih…[et al.]. Representation of violence in Yemeni novel : a study of fekriah shahrah’s ‘the smile owner’. Journal of Social Studies Vol. 28, no. 4 (Dec. 2022), pp.27-37.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1491006
American Medical Association (AMA)
Shaykh, Ibrahim Yahya Salih& al-Shami, Ibrahim Ali& al-Shajari, Salim. Representation of violence in Yemeni novel : a study of fekriah shahrah’s ‘the smile owner’. Journal of Social Studies. 2022. Vol. 28, no. 4, pp.27-37.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1491006
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 36-37
Record ID
BIM-1491006