Small death

The novel "Small Death" by novelist Mohammed Hassan Alwan won the International Prize for the Arabic Novel in its tenth edition 2017. "When I first read Alwan, I felt great pleasure while reading..." novelist Leila Al-Othman. "Mohammed Hassan Alwan is a calm man, deeply analytical, with flowing pen and description..." Sidelines magazine. Summary Ibn Arabi from Andalusia to Mecca, searching for the key to his soul, not knowing that "Nizam" is this key. During their attendance at the lessons of his aunt "Fakhr al-Nisa," Ibn Arabi was captivated by her love, and she was captivated by him, she winks at him and he winks at her, their hands touch, and they drown in a stolen kiss unaware of the aunt. To discover that in the heart there are lonely pillars, closed rooms, and corridors where feelings have accumulated that he did not have the chance to test in the life of Sufism he lives. In "Small Death," the aura of myth about Ibn Arabi is removed, to get to know Ibn Arabi the human, who is made of flesh and blood: he marries and divorces, cries and laughs, loves and is passionate...