Proceedings of the Third International Seminar on Recent Language, Literature, and Local Culture Studies, BASA, 20-21 September 2019, Surakarta, Central Java, Indonesia

Research Article

Construction of the identity of Arabs in the novel Fatat Qarut by Sayid Abdullah Ahmad Assegaf

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  • @INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.20-9-2019.2296759,
        author={Reza Sukma Nugraha and Eva  Farhah and Ahmad  Jazuli},
        title={Construction of the identity of Arabs in the novel Fatat Qarut by Sayid Abdullah Ahmad Assegaf},
        proceedings={Proceedings of the Third International Seminar on Recent Language, Literature, and Local Culture Studies, BASA, 20-21 September 2019, Surakarta, Central Java, Indonesia},
        publisher={EAI},
        proceedings_a={BASA},
        year={2020},
        month={6},
        keywords={ambivalence arabic novel fatat qarut postcolonialism},
        doi={10.4108/eai.20-9-2019.2296759}
    }
    
  • Reza Sukma Nugraha
    Eva Farhah
    Ahmad Jazuli
    Year: 2020
    Construction of the identity of Arabs in the novel Fatat Qarut by Sayid Abdullah Ahmad Assegaf
    BASA
    EAI
    DOI: 10.4108/eai.20-9-2019.2296759
Reza Sukma Nugraha1,*, Eva Farhah1, Ahmad Jazuli1
  • 1: Arabic Department, Faculty of Cultural Sciences, Universitas Sebelas Maret
*Contact email: reza.sn@staff.uns.ac.id

Abstract

This article aims to reveal the construction of the identity of Arab immigrants in the era of Dutch colonialism as represented in the novel Fatat Qarut (1929) by Sayyid Abdullah Ahmad Assegaf. The novel was written in Arabic during the colonialism era and represented the setting of Garut city. The main problem of the novel revolves around the relations of Neng, Abdullah, and Van Ridijk characters as representations of the natives (Sundanese), Arab immigrants, and Dutch colonials. The romance story among the three figures provokes some views on the identity of Arab immigrants through supporting and opposing characters. With a descriptive analytical method, this research reveals how the characters in it construct the identity of Arab immigrants from the perspective of post-colonialism. The results show that the text of Fatat Qarut confirms the identity of Arab immigrants as heroes.