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Jun 2023
13m 16s

رواية دفاتر الورّاق

ليدا فخرالدين
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بين الحبِّ والكرهِ، الفضيلة والرّذيلة، القبول والرّفَض، الخضوعَ والمقاومة تجد نفسك بين تفاصيل صفحات هذه الرواية التي حصدت جائزة البوكر العربية لعام 2021، فتغوص في أعماقها وتعيش حياة أبطالها ومعاناتهم ومحاولاتهم المستميتة للبحث عن حياةٍ في مدينة مزدحمة…نقدم ملخصاً عاماً ونطرح اسئلة ونترك الباب موارباً للمزيد من التساؤلات. 
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