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A Portal in Space

A Portal in Space

Saeed, Mahmoud
Hutchins, William M.

Paperback

Series: Cmes Modern Middle East Literatures in Translation

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ISBN10: 1477308105
ISBN13: 9781477308103
Publisher: Ctr for Middle Eastern Studies Ut-Austin
Published: Jan 15 2016
Pages: 179
Weight: 0.52
Height: 0.41 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English

A Portal in Space, set in Basra, Iraq, during the Iran-Iraq War (1980-1988), follows the lives of Anwar, a newly minted architect, and the other members of his affluent family as they attempt to maintain a sense of normality during the frequent bombing attacks from Iran. When Anwar joins the Iraqi army and then goes missing in action, his family struggles to cope with uncertainty over his fate. His mother falls into depression and secludes herself in the family home, while his father shifts his attention from his duties as a judge to the weekly pilgrimage to Baghdad seeking information on his son--and to Zahra, the young widow he meets there.

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