Fadhil Al- Azzawi (Book order (chronological))

Fadhil Al- Azzawi Book order (chronological)

Fadhil Al Azzawi is a highly respected Iraqi writer whose work resonates throughout the Arab world. As a key figure of the avant-garde Sixties Generation, he became known for his bold early work, which was met with great enthusiasm. His literary output encompasses poetry, novels, and critical essays, reflecting a deep engagement with societal and cultural themes. Drawing on his experiences in exile, he continues to produce compelling work as a full-time writer.

The Traveler and the Innkeeper

117 pages
5 hours of reading

This timely, elegant novel’s hero is an Iraqi secret police inspector who routinely uses enhanced interrogation techniques, which even he considers torture. Convinced that he is protecting society from anarchy, he is at peace with the world until ordered to interrogate a childhood friend, a journalist with possible links to violent subversives. Then he falls in love with his friend’s wife. The plot of this novel, which was written in Iraq in 1976 and published in Arabic in Germany in 1989, is further complicated by street protests in Baghdad following the Six-Day Arab–Israeli War of June 1967. Despite the grim subject matter of this novel, it is at heart a love story, lyrically narrated.

2011

2.2