From the first commentaries of Akhundzadeh to Jamalzadeh’s introduction to Yeki Bud YekiNabud, i.e., over a period of almost fifty years, we can see a collection of a few scattered commentaries on story and novel which are rarely noticed by researchers. These scattered commentaries can be regarded as the first literary manifests of story and novel. These critiques and commentaries include subje...

The research attempted to discover the norms of translating taboo words and concepts after the Islamic Revolution in Iran using Toury’s (1995) framework for classification of norms. The corpus of the study composed of Coelho’s novels between 1990 and 2005 and their Persian translations which were prepared and analyzed manually to discover the norms. During both the selection of novels for trans...

A major goal of this research is to establish that Vikram Seth a novelist who deeply concerned with the plight women, as well their significant place and role in society. Three novels “The Golden Gate”, “A Suitable Boy”, “An Equal Music” by were taken into consideration for project. All Seth's works take three separate countries: America, India, Europe. In doing so, we may appreciate profound k...

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Unlike Harlequins, popular Gothic novels are not restricted to one publisher, but are sold by a number of large publishers such as Ace and Fawcett. As a result, the Gothic formula is not quite as rigid as the Harlequin formula. The term "Gothic" is often used loosely to designate "suspense." Thus, Gothics tend to shade off, on the one hand, into the classical detective story and, on the other h...

in this study, the notions of homelessness and unhomeliness are studied in 2 novels by naipaul: half a life (2001) and magic seeds (2004). naipaul has been viewed by many postcolonial critics as an imperially complicit writer, for his controversial views of places and societies, particularly his disdain for non-western societies. this study examines whether the imperatives of the postcolonial c...

sadeq choobak and najeeb mahfooz are pioneer novelists in iran and egypt who have great contribution on the evolution and development of story writing. tangsir of sadeq choobak and thief and dogs of najeeb mahfooz novels have reflected the social realities of a historical period of iran and egypt and revealed the internal and external world of low level people of their societies. reflection of ...

As the most prominent novelist in contemporary Persian prose, Jalal Ale-Ahmad has had great influence on Persian writers, insofar as many writers have followed his suit. Employment of colloquial language is the characteristic style of his fiction. What makes his different, however, is mainly the employment of colloquialism in a subtle, precise and accurate way. Due to the extensive use of collo...

Previous critical readings of Toni Morrison’s novels, especially Paradise, largely emphasise the universal themes explored in her novels, namely, feminism, culture, psychology, and of course, her remarkable presentation of African-Americans in racial and cultural conflicts. Yet, there are major areas that remain unexplored in her works. One of the most conspicuous absences is Morrison’s dominan...