The Old Woman and the River

by Ismail Fahd Ismail and   

Book Overview

After the ceasefire in 1988, the devastation to the landscape of Iraq wrought by the longest war of the twentieth century--the Iran-Iraq War--becomes visible. Eight years of fighting have turned nature upside down, with vast wastelands being left behind. In southeastern Iraq, along the shores of the Shatt al-Arab River, the groves of date palm trees have withered. No longer bearing fruit, their leaves have turned a bright yellow. There, Iraqi forces...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1623719828
• ISBN13: 9781623719821
• Release Date: October 2019
• Publisher: Interlink Books
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.2" x 7.8"