THE IMAGE OF THE SAND SHIP OF THE DESERT – THE CAMEL IN THE STORIES OF SULEIMAN AL-SHATI

Abstract

This article notes that the Persian Gulf (Khaleej Arab countries) has its political, economic importance at the international political level since ancient times, and its geographical location is also of strategic importance. It is also a trade route linking East and West, a branch of the Great Silk Road that stretches along the Persian Gulf and serves as a trade route on the shores of Arab countries. On the one hand, it is devoted to the ships passing through the Gulf, and on the other hand, a camel caravan loaded with goods on a deserted road adjacent to the shore.

The article also shows that Suleiman Shotiy, a brilliant representative of Kuwaiti literature from the Arabian Gulf countries, associated images in his works, primarily, with wildlife, a camel, a bay and the coastal world, which found their artistic expression in the stories «Camel».