City as an Art Space in Modern Arabic Prose

To study the stated topic, we considered it appropriate to draw on textual material of two works modern Arabic-language literature in genre novel, written by masters word, well-known not only reading audience Arab countries, but also foreign ones. These are “Frankenstein Baghdad” (2013) Iraqi writer ’Ahmad Sa‘adawi and “Incredible novel. Damascus Mosaic” (1997) Syrian-Lebanese Gada as-Samman. The text “Frankenstein…” will be studied most fully, other novel — part. Exploring question how artistic space is depicted prose, authors article point out that theme time has gone sight scientists thinkers for more than one hundred years. Representatives various sciences, including philologists, show interest it. contribution development this topic M. Bakhtin, Yu. Lotman others. Attention drawn a large arsenal terms concepts used philologists its study. Sa‘adawi, who became winner “Arab Booker” 2014, made subject particularly close attention. voluminously toponymic, color, acoustic, odor characteristics, which allows reader create visible image environment where characters live act, as well get an idea situation described locus Baghdad, country whole, at critical period history. G. as-Samman from view locus-character correlation, deepens clarifies reader’s philological understanding space. It concluded Arabic writers pay considerable attention space, use references, due appears capacious realistic. This achieves goal word convey truth about their people, tragedy current situation.