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PUBLISHER’S NOTE

Naphtalene is narrated by Huda, the central character. Readers experience the various incidents and see the different characters through Huda’s eyes. Yet Naphtalene is not entirely an “I” novel, although the “I” of narration is frequently present. Mamdouh has chosen to use also the second person singular where Huda seems to be talking to herself, as in the opening line of the novel: “The clouds are over your head and the trials of life are always ahead of you.” There are also occasional lapses into the third person. In this way readers have the impression they are witnessing events from different perspectives.