Why 'The Crypt', when its events were on the verge of being forgotten, and time had, or nearly had, folded away its pains? I might forget Andalusia and its young Abdullah, but regret consumes me whenever I fail to forget the disappearance and loss of language in its alleys! Perhaps I am right or wrong to open the memory of the new Andalusia as I saw it; that is better than being silent, terrified of the fading scent of language in the alleys of Baghdad! Perhaps it is to assure the novel's heroes who lived through that period, their children, and the millions of others who were affected by the disaster of August 1990, that hope for the future is inevitable, and that love does not turn to hatred no matter how harsh or overwhelming events become... Perhaps it is to remind, if reminders are useful, that evil is always met with good, and night is followed by a day that clears its darkness... Perhaps, and most importantly, 'The Crypt' is no longer exclusive to the oppressed common people of our great nation, for some of those who created it have joined us in seeking refuge there! 'The Crypt' is a novel that chronicles, unvarnished, the events of the most difficult turning point our nation has experienced, with the same strange spirit that prevailed at that time. For history always imposes itself when others forget it.

• Publishing House: Arab Scientific Publishers/Lebanon
• Author: Raed Hammad
• Number of Pages: 296
• Year of Publication: 2006
• ISBN: 9953294267
• Cover Type: Paperback