Full Moon over Bagdad: a collection of evocative short stories that recalls a key moment in the history of Iraq and the Middle East. Apparently independent, these fourteen chapters are actually intertwined by the presence of the moon which marks existences and events, together as well as quotes from Arabic poetry. The reader will be enthralled by tales of diverse Arab cultures for which the moon has always held profound significance "… Each one of us is tied by the moon by an invisible thread that gathers us together the way silk fronds arrange the pearls of a necklace." Two decades have passed since the invasion of Iraq. Yet bombs and calamities continue to fall upon other countries affected by this event. Despite the geopolitical chaos it engendered across the Islamic world which has made peace seem a distant dream, these stories reveal the diverse resources of Arabic cultures that enable them to survive…
Full moon over Baghdad
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| Titolo | Full moon over Baghdad |
| Autore | Akram Belkaïd |
| Argomento | Narrativa Narrativa moderna e contemporanea (dopo il 1945) |
| Collana | Build universes |
| Editore | Europa Edizioni |
| Formato |
Libro: Libro in brossura |
| Lingua | inglese |
| Pagine | 250 |
| Pubblicazione | 02/2024 |
| ISBN | 9791220141772 |
Promozione valida fino al 12/02/2027