Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

mom and pop novels

Arabic translation:

الرويات الركيكة/المبتذلة/الرديئة

Added to glossary by Islam Sakr
Oct 31, 2022 15:29
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English term

mom and pop novels

English to Arabic Art/Literary Poetry & Literature مقال
He's a little worried
that writers are going to start writing mom and pop novels in
the 1980s.
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Nov 5, 2022 07:34: Islam Sakr Created KOG entry

Discussion

Amani Lazar (asker) Nov 1, 2022:

شكرا جزيلا. أتفق معك تماما، كما أني أعتقد أن ريموند كارفر قصد بهذه الروايات أيضا، تلك الروايات التي
يكتبها دخلاء على عالم الكتابة. فهمت المقصود بهذا المصطلح لكني كنت أسعى لايجاد التعبير الصحيح عنه بالعربية.
Arabic & More Nov 1, 2022:
These are not novels featuring the lives of mothers, as suggested below. A mom-and-pop novel is basically "boring" (comfortable) fiction produced for mass consumption and which is devoid of experimentation or risks. The phrase comes from the idea of "mom-and-pop" businesses, which are small businesses run by regular, everyday people rather than by big corporations.

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الرويات الركيكة/المبتذلة/الرديئة

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حكايات الأب والام

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