• Mohd Aadil Affan

In the last decade, the Arab world has observed a historic revolution that has changed a lot, some for the better and some for the worse. This revolution is commonly known as the “Arab Spring”. It started with the self-immolation of a young Tunisian street vendor who set himself on fire on 17th December 2010 in the small Tunisian town of Sidi Bouzid protesting against the harassment and humiliation by a municipal official. Most people think the Arab Spring brought to the Arab world destruction and loss. This historic event layout a greater space for historians, academicians, political and social scientists, and intellectuals to debate and discuss as well as opened the door for poets, authors, and writers for writing and describe these events from their perspectives. A large number of Arab writers produced literary pieces of writings in the form of poems and novels. Ibrahim Al Kunii a Libyan novelist wrote a novel named “Fursan-ul- Ahlam Al Qateelah” which was translated as “Knights of the Dead Dreams” He tried to show how the uprisings began in Libya and what was the result of these uprisings. Through a postcolonial approach, he tried to address many issues like displacement, terrorism, exile, etc. the study found that the condition became worst after the Arab Spring and deteriorated the living condition of Libyan people. The aim of this study is to understand whether Arab novelists are influenced by their political, ideological, and identity or the politics of the region, or if they took neutral positions while narrating Arab Uprising events.

Arab Spring, Arabic Literature, Revolution, Society, Nights of the Dead Dreams.

"The Socio-cultural Influence of Arab Spring on Arabic Literature and Knights of Dead Dreams", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 4, page no.149-154, April-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1904W21.pdf

"The Socio-cultural Influence of Arab Spring on Arabic Literature and Knights of Dead Dreams", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 4, page no. pp149-154, April-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1904W21.pdf