Unraveling History in the Contemporary Algerian Novel: "Forty Years in Waiting for Isabelle" by Saïd Khatibi as a Case Study
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.47750/Keywords:
Forty Years Waiting for Isabel, History, Imagination, Novel.Abstract
This study aims to explore the intersection between history and fiction in the novel "Forty Years in Search of Isabel" by Algerian writer Said Khatibi. The research adopts a theoretical approach that presents the distinctions between history and the novel, and analyzes the experimental novel's techniques in dealing with historical material.