البنية السردية في رواية عاصفة على الجزر لأحمد منور

Abstract

The novel Storm Over the Islands is characterized by a coherent yet complex narrative structure, as the author employs non-linear storytelling techniques such as flashbacks and foreshadowing. These devices allow the narrative to shed light on the characters’ pasts to better understand their troubled present. The narrator adopts an internal perspective, sometimes participating in the events or recounting them as an intimate observer, which adds a psychological and reflective dimension to the story and brings the reader closer to the characters' inner struggles and concerns. The plot unfolds along several intertwined axes, most notably the political one, which reflects the disappointment of the Algerian individual after independence, and the psychological one, which reveals a crisis of identity and alienation. The characters are carefully crafted and complex, each grappling with internal conflicts in a shifting reality. Spatial settings—whether urban environments or symbolic “islands”—play a meaningful role, reflecting themes of isolation and fragmentation rather than serving merely as backgrounds. At the linguistic level, Ahmed Menouer adopts a style that balances realism with symbolic richness, employing metaphors and poetic imagery that deepen the narrative without obscuring its meaning. All these elements combine to make the novel a rich literary work that explores psychological, social, and political transformations through a mature and well-constructed narrative framework.