The silent scream

The novel The Silent Scream, by its creator the great Japanese writer Kenzozori Oi - who is considered a milestone in the history of Japanese literature - is one of the novels that require careful follow-up of its details and close attention to its most minute events, due to the intertwining of the present with the past and the continued influence of this latter time on the characters of the novel, who find in the world of the dead what inspires and what displeases alike. There is no dispute about the mastery of the narrative structure within the novel, and Saadi Youssef's translation, the Iraqi writer, poet, and translator, deserves praise and full appreciation, for the evident effort he made in bringing words related solely to Japanese culture closer to the Arab reader. Speaking of Saadi Youssef, the distinguished Saadi, who is considered one of the giants of contemporary Arabic poetry, we mention that he passed away recently during this year, may God have mercy on him, specifically on June 13, 2021. Rest in peace, Youssef, and may his remaining works be eternally immortal.