An Intertextual Analysis of "Otherness" in Sadeghi's "the Heavenly Kingdom" and Esmaeili's "In between Empty Hollows": A Bakhtinian Reading

In interdisciplinary studies, the dialogue between philosophical topics and textual data in literature is of great importance, and in the meantime, the examination of Bakhtin's thought system in the field of philosophical anthropology and the theory of "otherness" is one of the important topics in this field. It emphasizes the need to stay away from the bipolar system and refuse to recognize "self" without interacting with "the other". On the other hand, literature and especially the novel, through the representation of the human world in the text, is a suitable platform for understanding this confrontation and dialogue in cultures and societies. Therefore, this research tries to do an intertextual analysis between the two narratives of "Malakout" by Bahram Sadeghi and " Miyan Hofrehaye Khali " of the Peiman Ismaili, focusing on the selection based on the common theme of the doctor's mission to the remote city, to investigate the institution of "self" and "Another" has dealt with two works with a different genre approach and will reach the conclusion that these two poles, in both of them, in addition to the process of change and transformation, are somewhat fluid in the narrative of "Malakout". In addition, this institution has a human and abstract aspect in the narrative of the Kingdom, but in the story " Miyan Hofrehaye Khali" it takes on more of an ethnic and cultural aspect.