Dar Athar Publishing, Dammam, released a new novel entitled “Min al Katra” (“From the Window”) by Dr. Abdelaziz M. al-Qahtani. With a simple language and flowing narrative style, the book explores the ambiances in a village, in Asir region, where people live a modest and complication-free life. The novel also sheds light on the daily rituals and the warm social connections among families, offering the readers an intimate and special social scenery.
“I wanted to write a novel with imaginary events and characters inspired by the beautiful language and details of Asir. The book opens a window on beautiful things such as creating happiness with simple things, and making life decisions that bring us inner glory. We say Asir, we hear beauty, heritage, and culture. I can’t document all the heritage or culture of the city in one text, my novel is not a historic document, and I don’t have real events to report; I just used details like the accent and the names of the local garments,” al-Qahtani said in the introduction.
