Analysis of the narratology examination of the novel "Al-ferdos Al-yabab" by Lili Al Johani based on the theory of Gérard Genet

Abstract

Among the theories of narratology, Gérard Genet's view is more popular among critics due to having a coherent framework in narrative analysis. Gérard Genet analyzes the narrative based on three characteristics of time, aspect and tone. Due to the importance and necessity of criticizing the literary works of the world and introducing these works to Iranian researchers and audiences, this research, with a descriptive-analytical method and with an emphasis on the theory of narratology of Gerard Genet, analyzed the narratology analysis of the novel Al-Ferdos Alyabab written by Mrs. Lili Al-Johani - one of the most successful novels of the lesser-known literature of Saudi Arabia. The purpose of this research is to introduce the novel of Al-Ferdos Alyabab and to analyze the narrative features of this novel based on the criteria of Gérard Genet's narratology. The results of this research indicate that the type of narration in the novel of Al-Fardos Aliabab is an interwoven narrative and the narrator in this novel reports the events in a purposeful manner and with appropriate context, relying on layers of speech and by concretely and realistically showing the events and considering the audience in the story, he has used the monologue narration method.