Disrupting Literary Rhetoric: The Poetics of Survival in Mohamed Zafzaf’s Muh'awalat A'ysh

Author(s)	Mr. Bilal El Faziki, Prof. Kebir Sandy
Country	Morocco
Abstract	This paper examines Mohamed Zafzaf’s Muh'awalat A'ysh (An Attempt to Live) as a significant Moroccan post-colonial literary work that subverts nationalist and rhetorical literary traditions. Through a plainspoken narrative style and simple language, Zafzaf presents a vivid and honest depiction of Morocco’s marginalised urban poor. The paper contextualizes the novel within the historical trajectory of Moroccan literature after independence, exploring how post-colonial writers shifted their focus from celebrating national liberation to criticizing post-independence political repression and socioeconomic marginalisation. The novel’s stylistic simplicity, use of vernacular language, and avoidance of metaphorical language establish it as a distinctive work of literary resistance that reflects the lived realities of marginalised communities. By focusing on linguistic realism and peripheral voices, Zafzaf challenges conventional literary techniques and creates a powerful socio-political testimony.
Keywords	Mohamed Zafzaf, Muh’awalat A’ysh, post-colonial Moroccan literature, stylistic realism, peripheral voices, vernacular Darija, resistance literature
Field	Sociology > Linguistic / Literature
Published In	Volume 7, Issue 3, May-June 2025
Published On	2025-06-19
DOI	https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2025.v07i03.48428

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