{"product_id":"ijaam-an-iraqi-rhapsody-paperback","title":"I'jaam: An Iraqi Rhapsody - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSinan Antoon\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the tradition of Kafka's \u003ci\u003eThe Trial\u003c\/i\u003e or Orwell's \u003ci\u003e1984, I'jaam\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eSinan Antoon\u003c\/b\u003e has been published in leading international journals and has co-directed \u003ci\u003eAbout Baghdad, \u003c\/i\u003e an acclaimed documentary about Iraq under US occupation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSinan Antoon was born in Baghdad, Iraq. After the 1991 Gulf War, he left Iraq and settled in the US where he studied Arabic Literature at Georgetown and Harvard. His poems and essays (Arabic and English) have been published in leading journals and newspapers in the Arab world, as well as \u003cem\u003eThe Nation\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eal-Ahram Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eMiddle East Report\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 168\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 7.5 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 01, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51758096154912,"sku":"9780872864573","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/47d3097181c77d5555eeb80374c126e4.webp?v=1780117858","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/ijaam-an-iraqi-rhapsody-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}