Concerning the article published in the French magazine L'Expresse, in which my Ahlam Fatrat Al- Naqaha (Recuperation Dreams) was compared to Graham Greene's later writing -- works that apparently depend on the hidden world of the author's psyche -- I can say very little. I haven't read the books in question.
But the power of the author's psyche can never be ignored, even in works in which the primary focus is on the outside world. Although Al-Lis wal-Kilab (The Thief and the Dogs) was based on a contemporary crime that was widely reported was in fact no more than a trigger for thoughts and feelings about betrayal.
The interior life of the author is always there. That's why, when you detain an author, isolate him from the rest of the world, he is still able to write.
The reverse is true too: even though I was writing about my dreams, those dreams -- the contents of the author's psyche -- remain indelibly tied to the world. The difference isn't as huge as it seems.
Concerning the article published in the French magazine L'Expresse, in which my Ahlam Fatrat Al- Naqaha (Recuperation Dreams) was compared to Graham Greene's later writing -- works that apparently depend on the hidden world of the author's psyche -- I can say very little. I haven't read the books in question.
