Narrative and History in Arabic Novels - Circles and Doors by Abdel Wahab Aissaoui as a Model

Abstract

The novel "Circles and Doors" is a historical novel for great distinction, in which the author relied on the factor of history, making it a starting point for an imagined artistic narrative framework, thanks to the fictional narrative spaces such as characters, time, and place. And others. The interaction between narrative and history in the novel was of great importance in conveying the novelist's message, which is represented by the narrative's focus on historical themes. The novelist borrows from historical texts the diverse narrative structures they contain, which help attract readers' attention and make historical events more relatable and understandable. Abdelwahab Aissaoui employed the novelist's historical narrative in various forms, through which he was able to
embody the identity of his region - Djelfa - during the French colonization of Algeria, in diverse forms and artistic images.