Analysis of the Element of Time in Blue Mondays of a Moon

The novel Blue Mondays of a Month by Mohammad Reza Kateb, is one of the novels of the '70s, has been written in five chapters. The author describes difficulties and sacrifices of soldiers in the Iran-Iraq War. The most significant features of the novel is the application of a specific style of the element of time by the author. The existence of different narrative layers and levels and repeated anachronism has caused that this work enjoys a unique style. The aim of the present study is to analyze the author’s strategies in using the element of time based on theory of Genette’s called “Narrative Temporality”, as one of the comprehensive approach in investigating the time of narratives. The basis of the discussions is founded on three important principles in of theory, i.e. “order”, “duration”, and “frequency”. Kateb deviates from all these three components. The sum of all these innovations results in the identification of unique style of the mentioned novel. Kateb deviates from all these three components. The sum of all these innovations results in the identification of unique style of the mentioned novel.