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Taking its conceit from the Islamic tradition that says God has 99 names, the novel trains a kaleidoscopic lens on the multiplicity of experiences behind Europe's so-called 'migrant crisis', and asks how those who have been displaced might find themselves again. The debut novel by award-winning Iraqi author Hassan Blasim.

One of NPR's Best Books of 2017!A groundbreaking anthology of science fiction from Iraq that will challenge your perception of what it means to be "The Other"History is a hostage, but it will bite through the gag you tie around its mouth, bite through and still be heard."-Operation DanielIn a calm and serene world, one has the luxury of imagining what the future might look like.Now try to imagine that future when your way of life has been deva...

A second collection of short stories from this acclaimed Iraqi author, exploring the chaos of post-invasion Baghdad.

From human trafficking in the forests of Serbia, to the nightmares of an exile trying to embrace a new life in Amsterdam, Blasim's stories present an uncompromising view of the West's relationship with Iraq, taking in everything from the Iran-Iraq War through to the Occupation, offering a haunting critique of the post-war refugee experience.

Wie erzählt man von einem Land, das sich seit 35 Jahren im Krieg befindet? Von Geiselnehmern in Bagdad, der institutionalisierten Paranoia unter Saddam, dem Soldaten mit den hellseherischen Fähigkeiten, den Hasen in der Grünen Zone, dem Lied der Ziegen, den 1001 Messern und dem Mehlsack voller Köpfe? Wie erzählt man von der Psyche des Krieges, von dem alltäglichen Horror, der immer mehr Menschen zur Flucht zwingt? Und wie erzählt man von denen...

A blistering debut that does for the Iraqi perspective on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan what Phil Klay's Redeployment does for the American perspective"[A] wonderful collection." -George Saunders, The New York Times Book ReviewThe first major literary work about the Iraq War from an Iraqi perspective-by an explosive new voice hailed as "perhaps the best writer of Arabic fiction alive" (The Guardian)-The Corpse Exhibition shows us the war as...

Immaginate un uomo rapito e costretto a dichiarare in video di aver commesso atroci crimini in nome della religione. Oppure un viaggio di clandestini diretti in Europa che si trasforma in una carneficina. Immaginate un soldato che, rimasto chiuso in una stanza per diversi giorni con la sua amata, per sopravvivere si nutre del suo corpo e del suo sangue. Cadaveri che parlano, lupi mannari, teste mozzate, corpi dilaniati o scuoiati, padri che av...

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