Dr. Omnia Belhashemi provides a profound critical analysis of intellectual alienation within the contemporary Arab novel. This 2025 study meticulously investigates how modern Arab authors depict characters struggling with cultural displacement, identity crises, and the impact of dominant ideologies. Through in-depth literary case studies, the book explores the diverse manifestations of this alienation, from social detachment to political resistance. It offers crucial insights for scholars and students of Arabic literature, cultural studies, and postcolonial theory, highlighting the novel's role as a space for dissecting the intricate realities of the modern Arab experience and intellectual thought.