The texts are characterized by an atmosphere that blends the mythological, the folkloric, and the everyday, making them unique pieces that reveal a diverse cultural and narrative inventory.

The book opens with ten keys through which one can enter the writer's world, a world steeped in the mythology and ancient civilizational history of Mesopotamia and the eastern Arabian Peninsula. The keys are: (I steal the moon and hide its paleness in my solitude - Our lives are those wandering planets - The Nowruz dance - One 'mardiyah' is not enough, father - The seduction of clay - Mary's table - A broken jar - Dareen - The slaves' café - Astaroth).

• Author: Hassan Da'bal
• Publisher: Dar Fadaat
• Year of publication: 2009