An Examination of the Flow of Mind in the Novel "The Day of the Assassination of the Leader" by Najib Mahfouz

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Master's degree in Arabic Language and Literature, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili

2 Assosiate Professor of Arabic Language and Literature in University of mohaghegh Ardabili. Ardabil. Iran

10.22091/npa.2025.13606.1039

Abstract

The novel is a contemporary literary genre that originated from Western literature, and the Arabic novel was formed from the Arab world's relationship with the West. Stream of mind is a narrative style in which the author conveys the thoughts, feelings, emotions, and mentality of the characters in the story as they flow in their minds, and the author's role in this narrative style is minimized. In this narrative style, the author uses methods such as direct and indirect internal monologue, third-person limited narration, autobiographical narration, poetry, linguistic confusion, and specific characterization to present the characters to the reader. This essay uses a descriptive-analytical method to examine the components of the mind-flow in the story of the Day of the Assassination of the Leader by Najib Mahfouz. The research findings show that in narrating this story in a mind-flow manner, Mahfouz depicted the conditions of Egyptian society during the time of Anwar Sadat, which was plagued by difficult political and economic crises, and by using these elements, he reflected the feelings of the characters in the story well.
 

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Article Title [العربیة]

دراسة التیار الوعی فی روایة «یوم قتل الزعیم» لنجیب محفوظ

Abstract [العربیة]

تُعد الروایة من الأجناس الأدبیة المعاصرة فی الأدب العالمی، وقد تطورت متأثرةً بالأدب الغربی فی أدب الأمم الأخرى. کما یجب البحث عن جذور الروایة العربیة فی علاقة العالم العربی بالغرب، وانهیار الأسس الأدبیة القدیمة واستبدالها بأسس أدبیة جدیدة. التیار الفکری أسلوب سردی ینقل فیه الکاتب أفکار ومشاعر وانفعالات وعقلیات شخصیات القصة کما تتدفق فی عقولهم، مع تقلیص دور الکاتب فی هذا الأسلوب السردی. یستخدم الکاتب فی هذا الأسلوب السردی أسالیب مثل المونولوج الداخلی المباشر وغیر المباشر، والسرد بضمیر الغائب المحدود، والسرد الذاتی، والشعر، والتشابک اللغوی، والشخصیات المحددة. یتناول هذا المقال، باستخدام المنهج الوصفی التحلیلی وموارد المکتبة، مکونات التیار الفکری فی قصة «یوم قتل الزعیم» لنجیب محفوظ. وتُظهر نتائج البحث أن نجیب محفوظ، فی سرده لهذه القصة بأسلوب التیار الفکری، استخدم المونولوج الداخلی المباشر وغیر المباشر، والسرد الذاتی، والراوی المحدود، والأسلوب الشعری، واستخدام الشخصیات المضطربة والمُحبطة لتصویر أحوال المجتمع المصری فی عهد أنور السادات، الذی عانى من أزمات سیاسیة واقتصادیة عصیبة. وباستخدام هذه العناصر، جسّد مشاعر شخصیات القصة ببراعة.

Keywords [العربیة]

  • الروایة العربیة المعاصرة
  • نجیب محفوظ
  • روایة «یوم قتل الزعیم»
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Volume 2, Issue 4 - Serial Number 4
December 2025
Pages 37-53
  • Receive Date: 11 August 2025
  • Revise Date: 25 September 2025
  • Accept Date: 01 November 2025
  • First Publish Date: 06 December 2025
  • Publish Date: 06 December 2025