Representation the Themes of Destruction and Longing for Homeland in the Exile Novels

Abstract

This research investigated the representation of the theme of exile in Arabic novels and how writers deal with reality through their writings. The research is divided into two sections: the first section focuses on exile and the construction of alienation in the narrative text, while the second part examines narration in exile literature and the limits of the literary genre. The research concludes that Iraqi novels provide the most suitable representation of social and political life. The novel operates on two axes: the first axis represents the instinct of "retrieval" fueled by tragic experiences in Iraq while the second axis is based on "remembering alongside practice," meaning that the narrative structure is built on direct events happening now. These two axes form parallel wings, and the narrator moves between them with an absent conscience. This equation shows the semantic and ideological symmetry between time and place.