The Flood (Al-Fayḍān)
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AuthorḤaidar Ḥaidar
LanguageArabic
GenreShort Stories
Published1975
| Author | Ḥaidar Ḥaidar |
|---|---|
| Language | Arabic |
| Genre | Short Stories |
| Published | 1975 |
| Publisher | Al-Ward Publishing |
| Publication place | Damascus, Syria |
| Pages | 168 |
The Flood (Arabic: الفيضان, romanized: Al-Fayḍān) is a 1975 short story collection by the Syrian writer Ḥaidar Ḥaidar. The collection consists of 11 short stories, all centering on the themes of suppression and oppression experienced by Arab countries following their liberation revolutions. Similar to his other works, Ḥaidar Ḥaidar employs a stream-of-consciousness narrative style, delving into the psychology of the Arab world and the inner machinations of nationalistic pioneers.[1]
11 short stories make up the collection:
- Al-Namlu Wal Qat (Arabic: النمل والقط, lit. 'Ants and Cats')
- Al-Rihan (Arabic: الرهان, lit. 'The Bet')
- Al-Zawaghan (The Illusion)
- Ughniya Ḥazina Li Rajulin Kana Ḥayyan (Arabic: أغنية حزينة لرجلٍ كان حياً, lit. 'A Sad Song for A Man that Was Alive')
- Man Allathi Yathkuru Al-Ghaba? (Arabic: من الذي يذكر الغابة؟, lit. 'Who Recalls the Forest?')
- Ṣamtu An-Nar (Arabic: صمت النار, lit. 'Fire's Silence')
- Al-Ightiyal (Arabic: الإغتيال, lit. 'The Assassination')
- Al-Fayḍān (Arabic: الفيضان, lit. 'The Flood')
- Al-Juuʿ Wal Luṣuṣ Wal Qatala (Arabic: الجوع واللصوص والقتلة, lit. 'The Hunger, Thieves, and Killers')
- Al-Barabira (Arabic: البرابرة, lit. 'The Barbarians')
- Wishaḥun Wardiyun Li Rajulin Waḥid (Arabic: وشاحٌ وردياً لرجلٍ وحيد, lit. 'The Lonely Man’s Pink Scarf')[2]