Discourse over Discourse: A Narrative Reading of Al-Qawarrah Novel by Youssef Al- Muhaimeed

This study focuses on the discourse within Alqarourah novel by the Saudi author Yousef Al-Muhaimeed, exploring its diverse pathways. Al-Muhaimeed employs a structural approach, delving into the interconnectedness of the narrative segments that compose the novel and are influenced by it. This research aimed to uncover the text's limitations and assess the extent of their analysis, deconstruction, and interpretation. Additionally, the study highlights the narrative and discourse logic, about how readers engage with the literary text, navigate its subjective realm, and interpret the unfolding situations and changes within it. The research also delved into exploring narrative experimentation and the appreciation of aesthetic value within the discourse of the novel. It aimed to understand the flexibility in employing various methods and manifestations in novelistic expression while examining the principles of narrative writing as perceived by Youssef Al-Muhaimeed. Al-Muhaimeed viewed novel writing as a realm where he could utilize his skills in alignment with the prevailing tastes of the contemporary era. Therefore, it becomes evident that the boundaries of novelistic discourse, no matter how expansive and well-defined, cannot confine the novel's capacity to adapt to diverse discourses, contexts, and temporal frameworks.