Vibrant Connections: The Effectiveness of Humans and Nature in Taher Al-Zahrani’s Novel Naḥwu Al-Janob.
This article explores the interconnections between humans and nature in Taher Al-Zahrani’s Naḥwu Al-Janub (Towards the South [2010]). The natural world of the southern part of Saudi Arabia plays a central role in many of Al-Zahrani’s novels, with Nahwu Al-Janub serving as a prime example. Anchored i...
| Publicado en: | Asiatic: IIUM Journal of English Language & Literature Vol. 19; no. 2; pp. 20 - 37 |
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