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The original title "مُخْمَل", which in English means "[[Velvet]]", is the all-time favorite kind of fabric to Qamar, an unmarried lonely tailoress and one of the main female characters in the novel. The female [[protagonist]] of the novel, whose name is Hawwa, meets Qamar and becomes a protege of hers. In addition to tailoring, Hawwa learns a lot about life from Qamar; and along the way, the love of velvet is passed on by the mentor to the apprentice.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.alhayat.com/Articles/16760265/-%D9%85%D8%AE%D9%85%D9%84--%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%88%D8%B9%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%B7%D9%8A%D9%86%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D9%82%D9%8A|title=A Journey in the Palestinian Camp|last=|first=|date=4 August 2016|work=Al Hayat|access-date=30 December 2017|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=}}</ref> |
The original title "مُخْمَل", which in English means "[[Velvet]]", is the all-time favorite kind of fabric to Qamar, an unmarried lonely tailoress and one of the main female characters in the novel. The female [[protagonist]] of the novel, whose name is Hawwa, meets Qamar and becomes a protege of hers. In addition to tailoring, Hawwa learns a lot about life from Qamar; and along the way, the love of velvet is passed on by the mentor to the apprentice.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.alhayat.com/Articles/16760265/-%D9%85%D8%AE%D9%85%D9%84--%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%88%D8%B9%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%B7%D9%8A%D9%86%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D9%82%D9%8A|title=A Journey in the Palestinian Camp|last=|first=|date=4 August 2016|work=Al Hayat|access-date=30 December 2017|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=}}</ref> |
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Unlike most other Arabic novels with content closely or remotely related to Palestine, "Velvet" is almost bereft of any political or patriotic themes pertaining to the Palestinian issue; it rather employs the narrative to portray the utterly humane dimensions of common Palestinians — particularly the women — |
Unlike most other Arabic novels with content closely or remotely related to Palestine, "Velvet" is almost bereft of any political or patriotic themes pertaining to the Palestinian issue; it rather employs the narrative to portray the utterly humane dimensions of common Palestinians — particularly the women — with little or no attention to politics. Rasheed El Enani, one of the members of the committee that awarded the Naguib Mahfouz Medal for Literature in 2017 described the novel saying, "It is not about the political cause, the resistance, the dream of return. It is rather about ordinary Palestinians whose lives go on meanwhile, unnoticed and unrecorded, in the background, while the high dramas of politics occupy center-stage."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.aucegypt.edu/news/stories/palestinian-novelist-huzama-habayeb-awarded-2017-naguib-mahfouz-medal-literature|title=Novelist Huzama Habayeb Awarded 2017 Naguib Mahfouz Medal for Literature|last=|first=|date=12 December 2017|website=AUC|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=31 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://alghad.com/articles/912852-%D9%85%D8%AE%D9%85%D9%84-%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%AC%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%AF%D8%A9-%D9%84%D8%AD%D8%B2%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%A9-%D8%AD%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%A8|title=Habayeb releases Mukhmal|last=|first=|date=5 January 2016|work=Al-Ghad|access-date=31 December 2017|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=}}</ref> |
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| Author | Huzama Habayeb |
|---|---|
| Language | Arabic |
| Genre | Camp Literature |
| Published | January 2016 |
| Publisher | Arab Institute For Research & Publishing |
| Publication place | Jordan, Palestine |
| Pages | 361 |
Velvet (Arabic: "مُخْمَل") is an Arabic novel by Huzama Habayeb published in 2016.[1] It was a milestone in Habayeb's career, winning the 2017 Naguib Mahfouz Medal for Literature, which is deemed the Arabic equivalent of the Nobel Prize in Literature.[2][3] The novel depicts several Palestinian women experiencing tragic love stories under the compelling circumstances and within the ultraconservative community of Baqa'a refugee camp in Jordan.[4]
The original title "مُخْمَل", which in English means "Velvet", is the all-time favorite kind of fabric to Qamar, an unmarried lonely tailoress and one of the main female characters in the novel. The female protagonist of the novel, whose name is Hawwa, meets Qamar and becomes a protege of hers. In addition to tailoring, Hawwa learns a lot about life from Qamar; and along the way, the love of velvet is passed on by the mentor to the apprentice.[5]
Unlike most other Arabic novels with content closely or remotely related to Palestine, "Velvet" is almost bereft of any political or patriotic themes pertaining to the Palestinian issue; it rather employs the narrative to portray the utterly humane dimensions of common Palestinians — particularly the women — with little or no attention to politics. Rasheed El Enani, one of the members of the committee that awarded the Naguib Mahfouz Medal for Literature in 2017 described the novel saying, "It is not about the political cause, the resistance, the dream of return. It is rather about ordinary Palestinians whose lives go on meanwhile, unnoticed and unrecorded, in the background, while the high dramas of politics occupy center-stage."[6][7]
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- ^ "Velvet page on Goodreads". Good Reads. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ "Huzama Habayeb wins Naguib Mahfouz Medal for Literature". The American University in Cairo. 12 December 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ "The Naguib Mahfouz Medal for Literature". AUC. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ "Naguib Mahfouz Medal for Literature to Huzama Habayeb for 'A New Kind of Palestinian Novel'". Arab Literature. 11 December 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ "A Journey in the Palestinian Camp". Al Hayat. 4 August 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ "Novelist Huzama Habayeb Awarded 2017 Naguib Mahfouz Medal for Literature". AUC. 12 December 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ "Habayeb releases Mukhmal". Al-Ghad. 5 January 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
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