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Novel of the Week / AN IRAQI TRAGEDY

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Novel of the Week

AN IRAQI TRAGEDY
http://www.thetablet.co.uk/books/10/10649/an-iraqi-tragedy
19 July 2017
We begin in what sounds like the setting of a fairy tale: “In a land without bananas …” writes Muhsin Al-Ramli. The once-upon-a-time quality of the phrase suggests that what follows will be a fable or a few wise words of folklore. What we get instead is an image straight from Grand Guignol. “In a land without bananas, the ­village awoke to nine banana crates, each containing the severed head of one of its own.” …………………………………………
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