| Description |
291 pages : map ; 21 cm. |
| Series |
Akashic noir series |
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Akashic noir series.
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| Summary |
"Akashic Books continues its award-winning series of original noir anthologies, launched in 2004 with Brooklyn Noir. Each book comprises all new stories, each one set in a distinct neighborhood or location within the respective city. Now, one of the world's most war-torn cities is portrayed though a noir lens in this chilling story collection."--Provided by publisher. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- I killed her because I loved her / Muhsin Al-Ramli -- Doomsday book / Nassif Falak -- Jasim's file / Sinan Antoon -- A sense of remorse / Ahmed Saadawi -- Badhdad on borrowed time / Salar Abdoh -- Post-traumatic stress reality in Qadisiya / Hadi Said -- The fear of Iraqi intelligence / Hayet Raies -- Room 22 / Mohammed Alwan Jabr -- The apartment / Salima Salih -- Empty bottles / Hussain Al-Mozany -- Getting to Abu Nuwas Street / Dheya Al-Khalidi -- Homecoming / Roy Scranton -- Baghdad house / Ali Bader -- Tuesday of sorrows / Layla Qasrany. |
| Subject |
Baghdad (Iraq) -- Fiction.
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Noir fiction, American.
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Short stories, American.
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| Genre/Form |
Noir fiction.
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Short stories.
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| Added Author |
Shimon, Samuel, 1956- editor.
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| ISBN |
9781617753435 |
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1617753432 |
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