Marvelous Realism in the Novel “The Last of the Angels” by Fadel Al-Azzawi A Socio-Semiotic Approach

Abstract

This research aims to approach the novel “The Last of the Angel” by Abbas Al-Azzawi form a socio-semiotic perspective, especially in narrative contexts in which realism meets magical and marvelous scenes. The first section sheds light on events and dialogues that reflect social reality of people responding irrationally to developments taking place in their region during a pivotal period in Iraq’s modern history. The second section approaches the nature of some collective beliefs based on superstitious and primitive thinking of groups and characters of the novel. The final section attempts to extract intellectual and cultural implications for dialogues and beliefs begin mythically, but develop dialectically towards the maturation of consciousness that can be open multiple semantic horizons.