| Sumario: | This research analyzes the novel "My Boat Will Return" by Qatari author Mohammed Ibrahim AlSada, using an analytical textual reading approach. It is a documentary novel that delves into the memory of the pearl diving and fishing profession in the Arabian Gulf during the 1930s, through the character of its hero, "Ali bin Ahmed." The novel addresses man's struggle with the sea and the changing times and values. It relies on flashbacks and memories to construct time within a realistic timeframe that does not exceed half an hour It relies on an open setting that suggests desolation, in harmony with the components of the novel's events that evoke the past. The boat in the novel's title symbolizes authenticity and heritage, and represents a call for a return to old values and social ties. The novel highlights realistic characters, daily life, and the details of professions and traditional Gulf society. The novel's theme carries spiritual and human dimensions, reflecting the author's desire to preserve heritage from extinction. The novel begins with a descriptive tone, placing the reader at the center of the action, while the ending is closed and sad, clinging to hope for change and reform.
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