Dr. Ihsan Abas’s Autobiography Entitled “The Alien¬ation of the Shepherd” and the Palestinian Diaspora

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  • أ. ختام سلمان

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Dr. Ihsan Abas’s Autobiography, “The Alien¬ation of the Shepherd”, the Palestinian Diaspora

Abstract

This study deals with Dr. Ihsan Abas’s autobiography titled “The Alien­ation of the Shepherd”. The author handles his childhood, his family, his education, his marriage and his job. The study focuses specificallyontherelationship between the author as an individual and the group on the one hand, and literature and history on the other hand. The Author was experi­encing the period of Palestinians catastrophe (Al-Nakba) and its aftermath as a young and an old man, that is, during his movement in exile in the Arab capitals such as Khartum, Beirut and Amman. His life exemplifiesthe miserable life of Palestinians, whose homeland was usurped and who was forced to leave his country and live in exile, i.e. similar to the alienated shepherds who keep moving from one place to another. Such alienation which is a characteristic of all Palestinians was therefore accompanied by a sad romantic touch mixed with a pessimistic philosophy which reflectsthehard and tough life in which optimism has turned into a form of deception. These feelings were natural because the dream of going back home has never been realized.

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Published

2017-06-17

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سلمان أ. خ. (2017). Dr. Ihsan Abas’s Autobiography Entitled “The Alien¬ation of the Shepherd” and the Palestinian Diaspora. Journal of Al-Quds Open University for Humanities and Social Studies, (13). Retrieved from https://journals.qou.edu/index.php/jrresstudy/article/view/911

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No. 13 (2008): العدد الثالث عشر - جمادى الآخرة 1429ه/ حزيران 2008م

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