소설『야꾸비얀 빌딩』에서 포착된 이집트 사회의 문제점에 관한 연구 : 작품과 2011년 이집트 민주혁명의 연관성 모색

• 발행기관: 한국아랍어아랍문학회
• 저자명: 김능우(Kim Neung-Woo)
• 간행물 정보: 『아랍어와 아랍문학』15집 1호, 49~75쪽, 전체 27쪽
• 주제분류: 인문학 > 언어학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2011.04.30

영문 초록

On the hypothesis that the Egyptian writer ʿAlāʾ al-Aswānī's ʿImārah Yaʿqūbiyān (The Yacoubian Building. 2002) affected to some extent the Egyptian Revolution in January 2011, this research deals with several analogous problems of Egyptian society as posed in the novel and which may have instigated the Revolution. Among the Egyptian's economic and societal problems, dictatorship presents itself as a persistent and chronic issue of the people. Similarly, the novel depicted a dictator described as 'Mr. Big Man', who wields omnipotent power and controls the economy and leading sheikhs. As a result, important figures of society became accustomed to using illegal means to seek their own self interests and flattering Mr. Big Man to maintain their livelihoods. Meanwhile, the people of the lower classes in the novel -who are represented by the poor inhabitants living on the roof of the Yacoubian Building- are bitterly isolated from the Egyptian society. Confronted regularly with discrimination, they ponder endlessly about where to get the next loaf of bread. One such inhabitant is Ṭāha al-Shādhilī, a young man of the lower classes, who grew disillusioned with the unfairness and unjustness of society. Finding comfort in religion, he finally succumbs and joins an Islamic radical group. I find that the key problems posed in the novel almost coincide with the real problems of Egyptian society, which were the immediate causes of the January Revolution, including the former president's Ḥusni Mubārak's prolonged dictatorship, evasive political corruption, brutality of police power, and pervasive economic difficulties for the citizens. This study validates my arguments that the novel inspired and to some extent provoked the Egyptian citizens to review their current wretchedness, to discover the causes of their economic problems, and to eventually promote the Revolution.

키워드

Egyptian novel ʿ Alā ʾ al-Aswā nī The Yacoubian Building the problems of Egyptian society the 25 January Revolution in 2011 the sociology of literature 이집트 소설 알라 알아스와니 야꾸비얀 빌딩 이집트 사회의 문제점 2011년 1월 25일 민주혁명 문학사회학