Contemporary Iraqi Fiction: An Anthology

by Shakir Mustafa

Book Overview

The first anthology of its kind in the West, Contemporary Iraqi Fiction 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.

While each voice is distinct, they are united in writing about a homeland...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0815609027
• ISBN13: 9780815609025
• Release Date: June 2008
• Publisher: Syracuse University Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.2"