The dialogue and its relationship with the characters of the family of al-Bayt in the novels of Kamal Al-Sayed(His name is Ahmed – and she was a friend – a L.M.A. That Hussein)

Abstract

Dialogue is considered one of the fundamental elements upon which novels and other literary genres rely due to its importance in their construction. It represents the exchange of words on a specific topic between the characters engaged in the narrative, contributing to the development of events and their significance, alongside the intertwining of other elements within the text. The structure of narrative presentation for dialogue in the novel receives substantial literary attention, as highlighted by the researcher through the existence of the concept, and the selection of the dialogue addressed by the narrator in the novel. The dialogue includes: explicit (direct) external dialogue and internal dialogue. The research aims to depict the narrative presentation of dialogue through the characters of Ahl al-Bayt and how the dialogue is employed to serve the fictional narrative. The research adopted  the modern historical methodology, which enhances the descriptive-analytical approach, aligns with the research through the description of events and dialogues between the characters of Ahl al-Bayt. Additionally, the research community and its sample, represented by excerpts from dialogues of Ahl al-Bayt characters from selected novels by Kamal Al-Sayyid, were chosen randomly.