The problem of confessionalism in the Arab novel of XXI century
The article deals with the reflection of the problem of interconfessionalcontradictions in the Arab society in works of major prose. It is noted thatthe inability of this antagonism and the opportunity, especially after the “ArabSpring”, to more openly speak artistic language about such a painful point asconfessionalism, led to the appearance of novels in which the topic is central.Arab authors “open their eyes” to their readers on the essence of such a nationaltragedy as confessional discord, in some cases involving historical material(Azazel, Druze Belgrade, Modern Jew), in others - describing the events of thefirst two decades of the new century (“Oh, Maria”, “Frankenstein in Baghdad”,“Rat of the mother of Hissa”, “Tashari”, “Star of Batavin”). Among these worksare novels - invectives and novels - warnings, in which the authors seek tooffer ways to overcome long-standing religious remnants.