This isn't a typical novel; it delves into fantasy and complete ruin, offering an interpretation of a key era in Iraq's history. The story unfolds from a bohemian world, enveloped in a total mist that surrounds Iraq from north to south, portraying the life of an Iraqi under a system best described as a one-party regime with a singular viewpoint. The authority was so harsh it turned everyone into mouthpieces, report writers, beggars, and those distorted in thought, sparing no one, not even literary and scientific circles. This novel documents a rare phenomenon in Arab life, a mix of ambiguity and harshness, transforming individuals into tools and voices used temporarily and then discarded. Human emotions, dreams, hopes, life, and love are treated as trivialities lost in the pathways of wars, sieges, battles, and suppressed desires. While this novel represents a longing for freedom, it's also a cry against a significant phase in Iraq's history—the 1980s. This period witnessed Iraq under the harshest political authority, deepest psychological collapse, and most brutal wars, with everything becoming trivial and meaningless.

Publishing house: Dar Al-Tanweer for Printing, Publishing and Distribution

Number of Pages: 480

Year of publication: 2009