Room 28 - Bissan Fares

Section : Arabic novels

Number of pages: 170 pages

Publisher: Dar Jaffa

The novel revolves around Sarah Younes. Who is trying to start a new life, after losing everything because of the war, the novel deals with the feeling of loneliness, isolation and alienation that a refugee suffers from when he tries to adapt to a new life in a new country and a society completely different from his own. At the same time, some feel isolated from the society to which they belong because of some intellectual and cultural differences. Sarah's character is depicted in a different way from the stereotype Western society used to have of Middle Eastern women. A novel based entirely on fiction, but it deals with real problems