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{{Short description|1996 novel by Ahmad Yusuf Daoud}}
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'''''Insanity's Heaven''''' (Arabic: فردوس الجنون)<ref>{{Cite book |last=يوسف |first=داوود، أحمد |url=https://books.google.aecom/books/about/%D9%81%D8%B1%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%B3_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D9%86%D9%88%D9%86_%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%A9.html?id=U8t3mgEACAAJ&redir_esc=y |title=فردوس الجنون: رواية |date=1996 |publisher=منشورات اتحاد الكتاب العرب، |language=ar}}</ref> is a [[novel]] by the [[Syria (region)|Syrian]] author Ahmad Yusuf Dawood, first published in 1996. It is considered as one of the 100 best [[Arabic]] novels.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-04-03 |title=100 رواية عربية.. "فردوس الجنون" تبرز التناقضات والصراعات الشخصية - اليوم السابع |url=https://www.youm7.com/story/2020/3/7/100-%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%81%D8%B1%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%B3-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D9%86%D9%88%D9%86-%D8%AA%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%B2-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%82%D8%B6%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B5%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D8%AE%D8%B5%D9%8A%D8%A9/4660079 |access-date=2022-06-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200403191106/https://www.youm7.com/story/2020/3/7/100-%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%81%D8%B1%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%B3-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D9%86%D9%88%D9%86-%D8%AA%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%B2-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%82%D8%B6%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B5%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D8%AE%D8%B5%D9%8A%D8%A9/4660079 |accessarchive-date=20222020-0604-1403 |website=web.archive.org}}</ref>
 
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| pub_date = 1996
| name = Insanity's Heaven
| language = [[Arabic]]
| country = [[Syria]]
| publisher = Writer's Union
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== Style ==
In the novel, the author used an innovative writing style that was not known to be used back then. it can be argued that, this novel mixes the fiction with reality to dig out the dilemmas of human mind. As the name indicates, it is trying to unearth the characters' mental conditions by imagining another realm of life. The author used 'firdaus' to denote the highest place of heaven, which is a well used metaphor in Arabic Literature.
 
== The Plot ==
In the beginning of the novel, the author used a smart and innovative writing style that was not known to be used back then. The style is as follows, the story starts from the perspective of the second [[Character (arts)|character]] (Sarhan), thea mysterious [[Character (arts)|character]] that has a great impact on the role of other characters. althoughHowever, Sarhan’sSarhan's character is not as prominent as Baligh’s which is consideredBaligh's, the primary character.
 
The events of the story revolverevolves around thea young man named Baligh who migrated, was imprisoned,expelled and ran imprisoned in another region. He escaped from the prison with the help of one of thea police officersofficer. He coincidentally meets Sarhan through his escape, which the author reveals later on that it was not a coincidence atwhile allescaping. Then Sarhan leads Baligh to his strange tree which can be considered the focal point of all the critical events in the novel.
 
At the tree, Baligh meets a group of strange and intriguing friend group of friends only to form the weirdest relationships with them which lead him to anon unbelievablefurther adventureadventures. The origins of the protagonist is later on revealed, which the author uses to embody the troubled and inconsistent [[personality]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=فردوس الجنون (رواية) |url=https://www.marefa.org/%D9%81%D8%B1%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%B3_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D9%86%D9%88%D9%86_(%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%A9) |access-date=2022-06-14 |website=المعرفة |language=ar}}</ref>
 
This novel dives deep into the human spirit and sends many messages that can be interpreted. It also deals with many topics such as sadism, fate, sacrifice, and friendship.
 
==Review==
According to critics, the novel did not utilize the traditional artistic performance, but rather went beyond such a limitation by benefiting from the new art forms of the novel genre. Its reality achieved through the fictional depiction of the experience, which went out to freer and more comprehensive spaces of creativity through the indefinite possibilities of language and its realms. The events in the novel contain reality as an idea and embodiment to launch it into narrated convictions that hold<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-04-03 |title=100 رواية عربية.. "فردوس الجنون" تبرز التناقضات والصراعات الشخصية - اليوم السابع |url=https://www.youm7.com/story/2020/3/7/100-%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%81%D8%B1%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%B3-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D9%86%D9%88%D9%86-%D8%AA%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%B2-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%82%D8%B6%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B5%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D8%AE%D8%B5%D9%8A%D8%A9/4660079 |access-date=2022-06-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200403191106/https://www.youm7.com/story/2020/3/7/100-%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%81%D8%B1%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%B3-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D9%86%D9%88%D9%86-%D8%AA%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%B2-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%82%D8%B6%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B5%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D8%AE%D8%B5%D9%8A%D8%A9/4660079 |archive-date=2020-04-03 }}</ref>
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== References ==
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[[Category:Novels1996 novels]]
[[Category:Arabic-language literaturenovels]]
[[Category:Syrian novels]]
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