The study examines the framework of irony in the outsider's discourse in Mohammad Hasan Alwan's
2011, Alqundus – The Beaver. The hero suffers from searching for his lost self and resisting the feeling of
laziness that has resulted from his meaningless life.
The study aims at monitoring and analysing the framework of irony in the novel's discourse through the
artistic analysis approach. This is show how powerful the style of irony is in disclosing life's contradictions,
answering existential questions, and calling for deeper thinking and analysis.