Tammuz Dimozi Publishing House has released a new critical book by Professor Dr. Saeed Hameed Kazem, a faculty member at the College of Islamic Sciences, University of Karbala, titled “The Authority of Narrative Memory: Approaches to the Literature of Lutfia Al-Dulaimi.” The book is part of a series dedicated to contemporary critical studies.

The book consists of 148 pages divided into three chapters. It offers an interpretive analytical study of the works of Iraqi novelist Lutfia Al-Dulaimi, drawing on in-depth critical readings that explore the cognitive and aesthetic dimensions interwoven in her narratives—particularly the concept of “fragmented memory,” which reconstructs events not as past occurrences but as parallel texts to the self, linked to questions of existence, identity, and place.

This book falls within the interpretive approach that transcends traditional critical standards, revealing the mechanisms through which “narrative memory” manifests in text, and how characters are repositioned within a complex narrative scene where subjective and political dimensions intersect, blending individual particularity with collective structures.

The author argues that Lutfia Al-Dulaimi’s novels form a narrative project aimed at constructing a counter-consciousness and a discourse that challenges the official narrative, engaging with the unspoken through a critical lens that integrates both aesthetic and intellectual depth.

The book was issued under deposit number (4805/2025) at the National Library and Archives in Baghdad, with the international standard number 1-58-767-2299-879. It represents a valuable addition to contemporary Iraqi literary criticism, particularly in the fields of feminist narrative studies and the concepts of memory and interpretation.