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Baghdad Diaries, 1991-2002
Nuha Al-Radi
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Description for Baghdad Diaries, 1991-2002
Paperback. One of the few highly personal accounts of life in Baghdad to come out of Iraq since 1991, this diary documents the daily hardships of life under sanctions and bombardment. Num Pages: 209 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JJPR; BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 212 x 12. Weight in Grams: 260.
During the Gulf War in 1991, through long nights of relentless bombing and the disappearance of all amenities, Iraqi artist Nuha al-Radi began keeping a diary from her Baghdad home. In it, she captures scenes of surreal intensity as birds fly upside down, citizens feast royally on food about to spoil and randy dogs receive fan letters thanks to CNN. The diaries continue throughout the ensuing bleak years under sanctions, depicting the difficulties of day-to-day survival but also the funny and macabre goings-on about town. Her entries continue into exile and end in November 2002. Al-Radi records the transformation of ... Read more
During the Gulf War in 1991, through long nights of relentless bombing and the disappearance of all amenities, Iraqi artist Nuha al-Radi began keeping a diary from her Baghdad home. In it, she captures scenes of surreal intensity as birds fly upside down, citizens feast royally on food about to spoil and randy dogs receive fan letters thanks to CNN. The diaries continue throughout the ensuing bleak years under sanctions, depicting the difficulties of day-to-day survival but also the funny and macabre goings-on about town. Her entries continue into exile and end in November 2002. Al-Radi records the transformation of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Saqi Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
209
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
Number of Pages
209
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780863563669
SKU
V9780863563669
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About Nuha Al-Radi
Born in Baghdad in 1941, Nuha al-Radi trained at the Byan Shaw School of Art in London in the early 1960s and later taught at the American University of Beirut. A painter, ceramist and sculptor, her works have been shown throughout the Arab world and Europe. She now resides in Beirut.
Reviews for Baghdad Diaries, 1991-2002
'I searched for recent books about Iraq that described it as a real country. I found only one, the excellent Baghdad Diaries.' Edward Said 'I read Baghdad Diaries at a gulp and was left feeling very humble. I hope many people will read this book and note the futility of war and perhaps do something about it; all my life ... Read more