Hearts in Rural Yemen : Ball and Bullet

The novel images in words a true story inreality. It talks about a tragicomedy storyof a Yemeni boy and a girl in one of therural villages in Yemen. It draws severalpoints of views and perspectives in theterms of love in the vision of the Yemenipeople and society.The novel not only depicts the story of thetwo lovers and their sufferings and at theend their failure to get married but alsodescribes and explains some certainYemeni traditions mores customsprinciples in addition to the way thepeople live behave and deal with eventsof various types and with people aroundthem.In conclusion the entire book is a realpicture-gallery of different occasions anddichotomous situations. What is more the book aims at praising and encouragingsome tenets and values in the rural areasof Yemen and at once criticizing againstoppression with all its types patriarchyskepticism overgeneralization weaponsmurders revenge and forced marriage.