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This article examines how Arab literature in English engages with the 2011 revolutions and their historical context.

“The Quest for a Grammar: Arab Literature in English and the Time of Revolutions”

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This article examines how Arab literature in English engages with the 2011 revolutions and their historical context.
Analyzed works by Hisham Matar, Omar Robert Hamilton, Yasmine El Rashidi, and Samar Yazbek.
Conducted close readings of selected literary texts to identify common themes.
Investigated the authors' narrative approaches in portraying revolutionary events.
Writers emphasize the need to construct narrative time to bridge past, present, and unrealized futures.
They adopt innovative narrative forms to express the complexities of revolutionary experiences.
The works collectively assert the significant role of literary imagination in representing historical events.

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Article explores narrative forms in Arab literature addressing 2011 revolutions, highlighting literary imagination.

Alexis Tadié (2026) studied this question.

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