Narratology in Adeeb Kamal Ad-Deen›s something wrong

Abstract EN

Tlie publication of Something Wrong in 2012 resulted in international fame for the work and the poet, Adeeb Kamal Ad-Deen.

Through examination of narratology in conjunction with the work of Kamal Ad-Deen, this article seeks to argue that despite the prominence of postmodern modes of criticism, Genette's narratology is a more appropriate way of understanding the universal themes in Kamal Ad-Deen's work.

The paper also draws on Monika Fludemik's consolidation of metaphors, as well as Iliram Diaz’s method of linearity and circularity in narratives on eight selected poems from Something Wrong.

Through using the narrative method while he is telling stories and by giving readers a sense of enjoyment as they read these poems, as in “Viewer.” “Two Poems,” and ‘Question.” the author beautifies the form and even the content of “Depths.” “Will of the Latter,” and “Transformation,” which also makes them more accessible to the readers.

The use of linearity and circularity emphasize the importance of specific ideas or feelings the writer is trying to convey tluough these works, like in “Together on the Bed.” and “Where to?’ Ultimately, the reading strategy argues that due to the work's simplicity and appeal to common readers, it is better understood through traditional narratology theory than through deconstnictive strategy.

The techniques used by the writer serve not a critic or an expert but also a normal reader who reads for pleasure and amusement only.