I'jaam: An Iraqi Rhapsody

I'jaam: An Iraqi RhapsodyAn 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

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.

Sinan Antoon has been published in leading international journals and has co-directed About Baghdad, an acclaimed documentary about Iraq under US occupation.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: City Lights Publishers - City Lights Publishe
Published: 06/01/2007
ISBN: 9780872864573
Pages: 97
Weight: 0.30lbs
Size: 7.50h x 5.00w x 0.40d

Review Citations: Kirkus Best Books 05/01/2007 pg. 4
Kirkus Reviews 06/01/2007 pg. 515
Library Journal 06/15/2007 pg. 54
Booklist 06/01/2007 pg. 37
Multicultural Review 12/01/2007 pg. 51