Al-Tazamil in the novel “Woman in Flickering Eyes” by (Iman Al-Muhammadawi)

Abstract

The novel A Woman in Restless Eyes by the Iraqi writer Iman Al-Muhammadi is built upon a multitude of issues, reinforcing the concept of simultaneity—a term we use to describe the discussion of multiple topics and social, political, and literary transformations within a single text. This thematic density may serve as a narrative mobilization employed by the author to alleviate the anxiety of confession and the burden of memory.

Perhaps this reading seeks to engage with this simultaneity without emphasizing a single subject or theme, reflecting the predicament of the reader attempting to grasp the text in its entirety. This is what I have termed “the text that wants to say everything”—a text that demands your attention as it unfolds its intricate depiction of reality. In other words, as a reader, you are drawn into an experience that resists singular interpretation.