The lantern window

Author: Fatima Al-Sharnoubi Publication date: 2025 Book classification: Short story and novel Publisher: Dar Al-Shorouk Format: Paperback Summary of the novel: In "Shubbak Al-Manawar," the author opens a window on the life of Raqiya, the adolescent girl caught between a past that burdens her and a present searching for an escape. Raqiya gazes at the world from her small balcony window and searches for her father's trace, while discovering deep inside her another world full of memories and questions. The novel depicts a human journey full of contradictions, between childhood scenes bearing marks of loneliness and deprivation, and attempts to reconcile with oneself. It also explores the relationship between humans, time, and memory, as characters change and places change, questioning the meaning of freedom in a world that seems to trap dreams.