{"product_id":"contemporary-iraqi-fiction-an-anthology-paperback","title":"Contemporary Iraqi Fiction: An Anthology - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eShakir Mustafa\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eShakir Mustafa\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first anthology of its kind in the West, \u003ci\u003eContemporary Iraqi Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhile each voice is distinct, they are united in writing about a homeland that has suffered under repression, censorship, war, and occupation. Many of the selections mirror these grim realities, forcing the writers to open up new narrative terrains and experiment with traditional forms. Muhammad Khodayyir's surrealist portraits of his home city, Basra, in an excerpt from \u003ci\u003eBasriyyatha\u003c\/i\u003e and the magical realism of Mayselun Hadi's Calendars both offer powerful expressions of the absurdity of everyday life. Themes range from childhood and family to war, political oppression, and interfaith relationships. Mustafa provides biographical sketches for the writers and an enlightening introduction, chronicling the evolution of Iraqi literature.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShakir Mustafa\u003c\/b\u003e is Teaching Professor in the World Languages Center at Northeastern University.He co-edited \u003ci\u003eA Century of Irish Drama: Widening the Stage\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSeventeenth-Century English Poetry: An Introductory Course\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 232\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.9 x 6.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 31, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42130438815879,"sku":"9780815611028","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/66cefe5179a53d7d7b64005f4aef7256.webp?v=1732610817","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/contemporary-iraqi-fiction-an-anthology-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}