The Textual Thresholds in the Novel 'The Scent of Details' by Suleiman Al-Saddi

Abstract

The choice of the Syrian writer Suleiman Al-Saddi as the subject of the research is attributed to the interconnected technical techniques found in his novel "The Scent of Details." The writer celebrates the theme of textual thresholds, transforming the relationship between these thresholds and the text into a close and complementary integration that cannot be separated from the text itself.

This study approaches Al-Saddi's novel thresholds through an introduction and three sections. The introduction begins by defining the concept of textual thresholds, addressing the translational disturbance of the term among Arab and Western critics.

The first chapter focuses on studying the threshold of the title, while the second chapter delves into the study of the cover. The third chapter tackles the study of various types of initiations, including narrative initiation, dialogical initiation, descriptive initiation, and scenic initiation.

The study concludes with a summary highlighting the significant results that manifest through the mechanism of thresholds and the underlying implications within them.