{"product_id":"contemporary-iraqi-fiction-an-anthology-9780815609025","title":"Contemporary Iraqi Fiction: An Anthology","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe first anthology of its kind in the West, \u003ci\u003eContemporary Iraqi Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e gathers work from sixteen Iraqi writers, all translated from Arabic into English. Shedding a bright light on the rich diversity Iraqi experience, Shakir Mustafa has included selections by Iraqi women, Iraqi Jews now living in Israel, and Christians and Muslims living both in Iraq and abroad. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhile each voice is distinct, they are united in writing about a homeland that has suffered under repression, censorship, war, and occupation. Many of the selections mirror these grim realities, forcing the writers to open up new narrative terrains and experiment with traditional forms. Muhammad Khodayyir's surrealist portraits of his home city, Basra, in an excerpt from \u003ci\u003eBasriyyatha\u003c\/i\u003e and the magical realism of Mayselun Hadi's \"Calendars\" both offer powerful expressions of the absurdity of everyday life. Themes range from childhood and family to war, political oppression, and interfaith relationships. Mustafa provides biographical sketches for the writers and an enlightening introduction, chronicling the evolution of Iraqi literature.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Syracuse University Publications in Continuin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/09\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780815609025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 202\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.01lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.23h x 6.31w x 0.79d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2008 pg. 34\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Shakir Mustafa","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":38212994269365,"sku":"9780815609025","price":19.51,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_daa16bbe-a46e-40b7-8c7a-2447aa15958d.jpg?v=1610438465","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/contemporary-iraqi-fiction-an-anthology-9780815609025","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}