The novel, as a literary form, occupies a unique and powerful space in the literature of witness. More than a vehicle for storytelling, fiction functions as a site of testimony, a means of preserving memory, and a challenge to dominant historical narratives that seek to silence or distort marginalized voices. Unlike documentary forms such as legal testimonies or journalistic reports, fiction does not merely present facts; it reconfigures reality through narrative, metaphor, and imagination, allowing for a deeper, more layered engagement with the experiences of trauma, oppression, and exile.

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Witnessing Through Fiction: The Aesthetic and Ethical Power of the Novel

  • Zhila Gholami

摘要

The novel, as a literary form, occupies a unique and powerful space in the literature of witness. More than a vehicle for storytelling, fiction functions as a site of testimony, a means of preserving memory, and a challenge to dominant historical narratives that seek to silence or distort marginalized voices. Unlike documentary forms such as legal testimonies or journalistic reports, fiction does not merely present facts; it reconfigures reality through narrative, metaphor, and imagination, allowing for a deeper, more layered engagement with the experiences of trauma, oppression, and exile.