Summary
Hassan Blasim: The Iraqi Christ and other stories
Soldiers and terrorists, hostages and suicide bombers, exiles and religious fanatics, but also prophets, madmen, angels and jinn, ghosts and sorcerers - all of them are woven into the unforgettable fresco of Iraq, which before the reader is illuminated by the explosions of Hassan Blasim's great stories.
Just like in ancient Arab fairy tales, Baghdad is also in this book is a city where miracles happen, but in each of Blasim's thousand and one nights, one night awaits, one dark revelation, one truth about us and the time we live in.
Iraqi Christ is a brilliant collection of stories, and Hassan Blasim is a writer who dares and can do anything. Without averting his gaze and without remaining silent, he will mix reality and dreams, and rein in the chaos and horrors of war with a powerful metaphor, dark humor and lyricism, as only top literature can do.
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