The Operation of Memory Discourse in the Iraqi Novel : Dr. Kareem Al-Hashimi's "Yaqeen Al-Matahat" as acase stud

Abstract

This research aims to analyze the narrative mechanisms and artistic techniques employed by the novelist to present memory. It explores how memory transcends being a mere retrospective discourse of past events to become an act of resistance that constructs the novel’s structure, shapes the characters' destinies, and fosters the formation of their diverse identities while decoding the present. Hence, memory holds a pivotal position in the narrative text, serving as an active agent that reconstructs the world and counters oblivion.