A historic archive: 9 Years of Short Story Features, Expertise and Support for the Form
NAOMI FOYLE looks at Arab Sci-Fi in the pages of ‘Iraq +100: Stories From a Century After the Invasion’: ‘a landmark anthology of short stories in a scintillating variety of genres and tones, a book of riveting ulterior visions…’
DR. WALEED AL-BAZOON recommends Hassan Blasim’s ‘The Iraqi Christ’: ‘…a seismic, ground-breaking short story collection that leaves in its reader’s mind – long after the final page – powerful after-shocks. In the title story, Blasim explores, with devastating force, the consequences of two different wars upon his country…’
Join VICKI HEATH in conversation with Iraqi writer HASSAN BLASIM and translator JONATHAN WRIGHT, as Hassan’s second short story collection launches in the UK.