Existential thought in Ali Abu Al-Rish’s novels:
What is noticeable about these scientific and written productions is that they differ in terms of depth, depth, methods, and formulations. Among those great pioneers, Professor Ali Abu Al-Rish stands out, who paved his way steadily, creatively, since the first novel by Professor Abu Al-Rish, which was “The Confession” in 1982, which won among the 100 best Arab novels and ranked 33rd among them at the time. We must take into account that this victory was the first novel his mind wrote, and the first novel his mind came up with, so it comes within the appropriate choice. This is strong and clear evidence of creativity from its beginnings. I believe that Professor Ali, in many of his writings and narrations, draws from the treasures of heritage, accompanies the events of history, looks at the past with a positive outlook, addresses the issues of the present, and looks to the future with his thoughts. That is why you find all these spaces in his publications, many of which revolve around deep philosophical thought that enriched and influenced his intellectual production. Among the aesthetics of the image according to my friend, Professor Ali, is its impression of the local character at times, while highlighting the features of Arabism, the effects of morals, and the manifestations of customs and traditions within the general framework of socialization. Drawing from the stock of heritage is in itself a kind of nostalgia, or what is known as nostalgia, for the past of grandparents and parents, but in its positive, creative, renewed form.
If the novel is an imaginative inspiration for events that actually occurred, and the diary is the actual documentation of its writer’s vision and view of the events as he experienced them, then the text of “An Incomplete Piece of the Damascus Sky” goes further than a marriage, but rather is closer to the dissolution of the arts into each other’s details. Poetry and prose, a fictional novel or the diary of a living being, details for each person and a generalization that does not concern anyone. Crying is like loud laughter, at a sentence that surprises you despite the expected context, but that exceeds every possibility proposed by your imagination.
* Ahmed M. Jaber - Al-Arab newspaper, London
«فجأة لمحت امرأة تشبه مستورة... ووجدتني أتساءل أين ذهبت؟ ولماذا تصر زوجتي على استرجاعها؟ هل لأنها نشيطة ونظيفة فحسـب؟... أم لأن المرأة لا تحتمل أن تغدر بها امرأة أخرى دون أن تعرف السبب؟
