Fragments of the present, the contemporary arabic short story
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https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2446-5240.malala.2025.240690Keywords:
short story genre, microfiction (flash story), Nahda, Arabic narrativeAbstract
This article examines the evolution of the modern Arabic short story, from its oral tradition roots to its establishment as an autonomous literary genre in the 20th century. It begins by tracing the etymology and historical use of the term qissa, contextualizing it within Islamic cultural heritage and the literary transformations brought by the Nahda. The study offers a historical-literary overview of the genre’s thematic, formal, and stylistic shifts, emphasizing its critical and social role. It also draws parallels with Brazilian literary production in the 1970s, highlighting the short story’s function as a site of resistance, narrative economy, and the expression of marginalized subjectivities. The article concludes by reflecting on literature as a space for encounters between global peripheries and as a tool to challenge hegemonic canons, based on the translation efforts of young Brazilian readers with no direct connection to the Arab world.
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