القارئ للدراسات الأدبية و النقدية و اللغوية
Volume 9, Numéro 3, Pages 7-18
2026-10-10
The Imaginary Of The Possible: Mechanisms Of Transition From The Marvellous To Science Fiction In Arabic Narratives
Authors : Salhi Soumaia .
Abstract
Abstract: This paper explores the transformations that the Arabic narrative has undergone in recent decades, tracing its shift from traditional marvellous, associated with cultural and mythological heritage, to the horizon of the “global imagination,” a narrative field open to new possibilities of representation and imaginative construction. The study proceeds from the hypothesis that the imaginary of the possible contemporary Arabic narrative is no longer confined to the recuperation of the mythic or fantastical uncanny; rather, it has come to employ universal narrative mechanisms that reformulate the relationship of the text to reality, to global cultural interaction, and to new narrative techniques. The paper examines three central mechanisms: first, the reinterpretation of the marvellous through the deconstruction of its heritage-based structure and its reintegration into modern narrative spaces; second, the deployment of science fiction and utopia/dystopia as an entry point for expanding the limits of narrative possibility; and third, an openness to global imagination through the interaction of the Arabic narrative with transnational cultural references, as well as post-colonial and metafictional narrative modes. The paper concludes that the transition of the Arabic narrative from the “marvellous” to “global imagination” does not constitute a rupture with heritage; rather, it represents a reconfiguration of the Arabic imaginary from a universal perspective, enabling Arabic writing to enter into global narrative dialogue without losing its cultural specificity.
Keywords
Arabic narrative ;contemporary Arabic novel; global imagination ;marvellous ; science fiction ; utopia and dystopia
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