Sarcasm Masks and Margin Narratives: A Critical Approach to Nabd al-Nabd (The Pulse Beneath the Pulse) by Muhammad Al-Saleh bin Ali
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margin narratives, irony, sarcasm, mask, narrativesAbstract
This study examines the collection of anecdotal flashes “Pulse Pulse” by Ben Ali Mohammed Al-Saleh, focusing on the use of the mask of irony as an aesthetic tool for interpreting reality. The study aims to reveal the group’s margin narratives and show how the texts uncover social, political, and cultural conditions. The analysis argues that the anecdotal flash transforms brevity into a critical force that dismantles virtual narcissism, exposes the falseness of political slogans, and condemns superficiality in cultural criticism.
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