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The Lighter

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A warm symbolic and human novel probing the depths of resilience and memories, where the "lighter" transforms into a spark of light resisting exile darkness and harsh days.

About this book

The novel "The Lighter" (published by Dar Al-Adab for Publishing and Distribution) by the great Syrian novelist Hanna Mina presents a unique narrative experience where his deep symbolism and the warmth of his human soul shine. The novel adopts a simple tool like the "lighter" as a symbolic axis illuminating the darkness of place and time, laden with connotations of survival, resilience, and the spark that never dies in the human chest despite raging storms of oppression and exile. Mina dives with a warm artistic sense and penetrating insight into the souls of living characters pulsating with sincerity and human pain, painting an expressive canvas about daily life details and the struggle of laborers. Through an eloquent literary style overflowing with richness and poignant emotion, the author presents a literary work immortalizing the details of small things to craft from them major epics in love for life and homeland.

Why read it?

Because it offers a warm narrative experience brimming with human symbolism celebrating human resilience and simple things, crafted in Mina's sweet and touching language.

Who is it for?

For classic symbolic and realistic literature enthusiasts, fans of Hanna Mina's human works, and anyone passionate about reading novels turning small details into major epics of the soul.

Book details

Language
ar
ISBN-13
9789953896304
ISBN-10
9953896305
Page count
277
Age rating
General