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Description «الحزن الوجودي شرط كلّ إبداع حقيقي. هكذا يقول إبراهيم الكوني عن كتابة أحمد علي الزين الذي، وأنا في صدد قراءته، فوجئت بأنّني حيال كاتب قدير متمرّس يجيد اصطياد اللحظات والتأمّلات وصناعة الصور بالكلمات.» المفكّر والناقد صلاح فضل Biographical note الغربي عمران كاتب يمني، مواليد صنعاء (1958). هو عضو في «الأمانة العامّة لاتّحاد الأدباء والكتّاب اليمنيّين» ويرأس «نادي القصّة» و«مركز الحوار لثقافة حقوق الإنسان». من أشهر رواياته «مصحف أحمر» (2010)، و«ظلمة يائيل» (2012) التي فاز عنها بجائزة الطيّب الصالح عام 2012. هذه روايته الثالثة عن دار نوفل بعد «مملكة الجواري» (2017)، و«حصن الزيدي» (2019) التي حازت جائزة راشد بن حمد الشرقي للإبداع، كما أدرجَت على اللائحة القصيرة لجائزة نجيب محفوظ الإبداعية عام 2021. -The life of Shanoq, this strange and mysterious man, is revealed to us through the women in his life. Through them, the novel showcases episodes from Yemen's political history, from before the unification to subsequent separation, then Saleh's victory over the whitemen in the north and the reestablishment of unity, leading us to the narrator's narrative of modern chapters from Yemen's history, particularly the rise of the Houthis and their fight against the regime.Shanoq lives alone in the darkness of his house, fearing the regime would pursuit him because of his previous political activities. Only Ghazal, the twenty-year-old who was trying to escape her difficult life circumstances through prostitution, is allowed to visit him. He has no friend except for the mosque's imam who is married to the honorable woman owning the building where Shanoq resides. We learn about Shanoq's story through the messages he exchanges with a person who calls himself Adel on Facebook, only to discover later that Adel is none other than his long-lost lover from the 1980s, who was from Al-Bandar, and whom he thought was killed. Between revisiting past events through the letters with the woman from Al-Bandar and the dialogues with Ghazal, and through the personal journey, experiences, and moves to stay away from all parties, all the way dreaming of emigration, will he succeed in his escape?
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