The old man, the road, and other stories - short story

The Old Man, the Road, and Other Stories - Short Story: Author: Marcus Clark Language: Arabic Publication Date: 2007 Book Format: Paperback Publisher: Al-Obeikan Library Number of Pages: 145 Book Genre: Short Stories and Novels Translator: Haider Babiker Description: A collection of short stories, it is among the smartest texts that portray community characters and penetrate into people's depths, containing wit, and biting satire of oneself and others, alongside tales of wisdom, societal transformations, and social classes. It offers a picture of Australian society and its way of life, changes in the countryside and city, travel, factories, and human suffering to harmonize with society and its problems. It tells about the first day at work, about a circus girl, memories, youthful urges, the tranquility of old age, stories of stars and their contemplation with an old traveler who passed through the harshest experiences of his life. He remains steadfast in the face of calamities that penetrate the core of the relationship between reassurance and anxiety, between those who have overcome loss and those who constantly think about it; thus, his greatest loss is drowning in its memory, continuing his regrets and reflections to the point of causing his soul to become ill. And the broken soul is the one that needs treatment before the broken leg of the old man in the accident.