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I'jaam, an Iraqi rhapsody, Sinan Antoon ; translated by Rebecca C. Johnson and Sinan Antoon ; with an introduction by Elias Khoury

Type

Label

I'jaam, an Iraqi rhapsody, Sinan Antoon ; translated by Rebecca C. Johnson and Sinan Antoon ; with an introduction by Elias Khoury

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

I'jaam

Oclc number

82772683

Responsibility statement

Sinan Antoon ; translated by Rebecca C. Johnson and Sinan Antoon ; with an introduction by Elias Khoury

Sub title

an Iraqi rhapsody

Summary

An 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

Classification

892.7/17

Contributor

Creator

Antoon, Sinan, 1967-

Genre

Subject

Content

text

Author

Antoon, Sinan, 1967-

Is Part Of

Iʻjām

introductionwriter

Khūrī, Ilyās

Other version

Anṭūn, Sinān, 1967-, I'jaam, Iʻjām. English

Translator

Johnson, Rebecca C., Rebecca Carol

Mapped to

82772683

Incoming Resources

Has instance
2
- I'jaam, an Iraqi rhapsody, Sinan Antoon ; translated by Rebecca C. Johnson and Sinan Antoon ; with an introduction by Elias Khoury - pbk
- I'jaam, an Iraqi rhapsody, Sinan Antoon ; translated by Rebecca C. Johnson and Sinan Antoon ; with an introduction by Elias Khoury - pbk

Outgoing Resources

Classification
1
- 892.7/17
Contributor
2
- Khūrī, Ilyās
- Johnson, Rebecca C., Rebecca Carol
Creator
1
- Antoon, Sinan, 1967-
Genre
2
- Fiction
- History
Subject
9
Content
1
- text
Author
1
- Antoon, Sinan, 1967-
Is Part Of
1
- Iʻjām
introductionwriter
1
- Khūrī, Ilyās
Other version
1
- Anṭūn, Sinān, 1967-, I'jaam, Iʻjām. English
Translator
1
- Johnson, Rebecca C., Rebecca Carol
Mapped to
1
- 82772683