{"product_id":"iraq-100-9781250161321","title":"Iraq + 100","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of NPR's Best Books of 2017 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA groundbreaking anthology of science fiction from Iraq that will challenge your perception of what it means to be \"The Other\"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"History is a hostage, but it will bite through the gag you tie around its mouth, bite through and still be heard.\"--\u003ci\u003eOperation Daniel\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn a calm and serene world, one has the luxury of imagining what the future might look like. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow try to imagine that future when your way of life has been devastated by forces beyond your control. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eIraq + 100\u003c\/i\u003e poses a question to Iraqi writers (those who still live in that nation, and those who have joined the worldwide diaspora): What might your home country look like in the year 2103, a century after a disastrous foreign invasion? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUsing science fiction, allegory, and magical realism to challenge the perception of what it means to be \"The Other\", this groundbreaking anthology edited by Hassan Blasim contains stories that are heartbreakingly surreal, and yet utterly recognizable to the human experience. Though born out of exhaustion, fear, and despair, these stories are also fueled by themes of love, family, and endurance, and woven through with a delicate thread of hope for the future.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e St. Martins Press-3PL\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/12\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250161321\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.40w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/24\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/15\/2017 pg. 59\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Hassan Blasim","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43291163787445,"sku":"9781250161321","price":13.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_f30e8747-fa1c-4107-96fb-f19ea831a3e3.jpg?v=1700541170","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/iraq-100-9781250161321","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}