I'jaam
An Iraqi Rhapsody
by Sinān Anṭūn
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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 the tradition of Kafka’s The Trial or Orwell’s 1984, I’jaam offers insight into life under an oppressive political regime and how that oppression works. This is a stunning debut by a major young Iraqi writer-in-exile.
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I'jaam: An Iraqi Rhapsody
June 1, 2007, City Lights Books
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087286457X 9780872864573
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