Al-Markh fire

By Awadh Shaher Al-Osseimi

Al-Markh Fire is a literary novel that explores memory, identity, and transformation through richly layered storytelling rooted in Bedouin and desert culture. The narrative follows interconnected characters and tales transmitted through memory, oral narration, and writing, blurring the boundaries between lived experience and storytelling.

Set between the desert and the city, the novel examines profound themes such as belonging, displacement, love, authority, tradition, and cultural change. Fire functions as a central symbol-representing warmth, danger, memory, and renewal-while stories evolve as they are retold, rewritten, and reinterpreted.

Through poetic language and philosophical reflection, the novel captures the tension between oral heritage and written narrative, offering a deep meditation on how stories shape personal and collective identity.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 6039119594
• ISBN13: 9786039119593
• Release Date: February 2026
• Publisher: Madarek Company for Publishing and Distributi
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.8" x 8.3"