The Iraqi Christ
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781905583522 (1905583524)
Publish date: February 28th 2013
Publisher: Comma Press
Pages no: 140
Edition language: English
This is a series of thirteen short stories mostly based in Iraq, though a few are based in Finland, where the author now lives. After an initial reading I was left with a sense of horror and shock at the level of violence portrayed. Fortunately, this was a book group read and it certainly helped to ...
I found this collection a tad bit more uneven than Blasim's earlier Madman… some of the stories are quite "hit or miss", but there are still some pretty impressive pieces hidden here, especially in the first half of the book. I especially enjoyed "The Green Zone Rabbit" and "Dear Beto" - daring, com...
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