I'jaam : an iraqi rhapsody /

An inventory of the General Security headquarters in central Baghdad reveals an obscure manuscript. Written by a young man in detention, the prose moves from prison life, to adolescent memories, to frightening hallucinations, and what emerges is a portrait of life in Saddam Hussein's Iraq. In...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Antoon, Sinan (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: San Francisco : City Lights, 2007.
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