Abstract
Amiş Abdulkâdir is one of the well-known figures in Algerian literature after the 1980s with his short stories, novels and poems. The writer express in his works, the massacres and atrocities committed by the French in Algeria and the legendary resistance of the Algerian people against the invading French, the Palestinian resistance and the humanitarian tragedy experienced by the Palestinians (1948-1982) and the massacres committed by the Russians in Chechenya (1996-1999). In addition, he mentions the devastating earthquake that occurred in the city of Shelt in 1980 and Islamophobia, which is a current issue. In his poems, after the military coup in Algeria in 1990, some of his relatives were killed by unknown people and the death of his mother. One of the short stories written by Amish Abdulkâdir that succeeded in attracting the attention of the readers is Remainders of Our Motherland. In the story, the resistance of the mujahideen who struggled for independence against the French invaders in the village of Tavgirit in the province of Shelf in Algeria and Abduh, whose lover was taken away by the French soldiers, is constantly longing for Ayşe on the front line and the memories passed between them are remembered. In the continuation of the fiction, the martyrdom of Abduh and the situation of Ayşe are explained. This short story is a successful narrative with messages of resistance against the occupation and longing for the beloved. The story written in a plain and understandable language has a very rich quality in terms of narration techniques. The author creates a style that is far from monotony with expression techniques such as inner monologue, description and back, especially the outer dialogue technique. This article examines Amish Abdulkâdir's story of Remainders of Our Motherland from its technical and thematic aspects. It also discusses his contributions to the genre of story, novel and poetry in Modern Algerian Arabic Literature.