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Abstract

This study aims to reveal the origins of the Arabic novel while highlighting the history of this novel and its relationship to the modern novel, in addition to explaining how the Arab novel deals with its cultural and historical heritage. The study used the descriptive analytical method, and reached important results, including: The Arab novel represents a historical extension of ancient Arab prose writings on the one hand, and an extension of the Western novel in its current form on the other hand, without falling into the trap of identifying with the old, and maintaining clear differences from it.