Narrative Language in the Novel "Khafāfīsh Corona"

لغــة الســـرد فــي روايـــة "خفـافيـش كـورونا"

Abstract

This paper is a narratological study of contemporary fiction by Iraqian Author:ʾIbrāhīm Rasūl named: Khafāfīsh Corona (Bats of Corona). The study reveals narratological aspects of narrative language and elaborates stylistic characteristics in structure and content of the novel with reference to the context of the text. It elaborates the psychology and emotions about economic crisis in the time of on-going pandemic thru the narrative language and its types like monologue, dialogue, etc. The study also reveals the rhetorical meanings of the phrases in the novel other than its literal meaning to explore the beauty of Arabic language and its expressions like Qāṣr and other stylistic expressions. It ends with the important findings of the research.