Blasim Hassan - Iraq + 100 The First Anthology Of Science Fiction To Have Emerged From Iraq - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: One of NPR's Best Books of 2017! A groundbreaking anthology of science fiction from Iraq that will challenge your perception of what it means to be The Other History is a hostage but it will bite through the gag you tie around its mouth bite through and still be heard. Operation Daniel In a calm and serene world one has the luxury of imagining what the future might look like. Now try to imagine that future when your way of life has been devastated by forces beyond your control. Iraq + 100 poses a question to Iraqi writers (those who still live in that nation and those who have joined the worldwide diaspora): What might your home country look like in the year 2103, a century after a disastrous foreign invasion? Using science fiction allegory and magical realism to challenge the perception of what it means to be The Other this groundbreaking anthology edited by Hassan Blasim contains stories that are heartbreakingly surreal and yet utterly recognizable to the human experience. Though born out of exhaustion fear and despair these stories are also fueled by themes of love family and endurance and woven through with a delicate thread of hope for the future.
Title: Iraq + 100 The First Anthology Of Science Fiction To Have Emerged From Iraq
Author(s): Blasim Hassan
Publisher: Tor Publishing Group
Barcode: 9781250161321
Pages: 224 Pages
Language: English
Publication Date: 9/12/2017
Category: Science Fiction