In ‘The Slap’1, Al-Fuzai depicts a conflict between a husband’s mother and her daughter-in-law. This is a problem every newly married couple faces because in many Arab communities, a bridegroom usually prefers, and is socially encouraged, to live with his parents. Hence, the issue is cultural; cultures might be introduced through translation. Al-Fuzai addresses this social issue in ‘The Slap’, trying to criticize the social context a new wife is put in (Dohal, 2018 a, p.27). A responsible individual should create a healthy environment where all members of the family can practice their rights and continue their life in comfort and prosperity; such an environment is not provided in this story. ‘The Slap’ represents an example of Al-Fuzai’s literary writings (Dohal, 2021, p.746). It is translated and introduced here for the first time for readers who have no access to Arabic. In addition, it handles a social issue some people may not give enough attention to.
Al-Fuzai, K. I. (1979). Thursday Fair. (سوق الخميس). Taif: Taif Literary Club, pp. 51-57.
Dohal, G. H. (2018 a). A Translation into English of Khalil I. Al-Fuzai’s ‘Before the Station’. International Journal for Innovation Education and Research, 6(11): 27-30. https://doi.org/10.31686/ijier.Vol6.Iss11.1210
Dohal, G. H. (2018 b). A Translation into English of Khalil I. Al-Fuzai’s ‘The Crazy Street’. International Journal of Comparative Literature and Translation Studies, 6(4): 1-4. http://dx.doi.org/10.0001/ijllis.v7i11.1791
Dohal, G. H. (2019). An Intoduction to and a Translation into English of Khalil I. Al-Fuzai’s ‘Thursday Fair’. Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 10(2): 121-123. http://dx.doi.org/10.7575/aiac.alls.v.10n.2p.121
Dohal, G. H. (2021). Al-Fuzai: A Saudi Arabian Writer. International Journal of Advanced Research (IJAR), 9(3): 746-48. http://dx.doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/12639
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