Baghdad Clock, Paperback/Shahad Al Rawi

Descriere

This novel took place in one of the high-end neighborhoods in the city of Baghdad. In a period that occurred between the two wars led by the United States, where a terrible international siege was witnessed, a story is told by a child, who lived the first war in a shelter, shared dreams with her girlfriend, grew up together, each lived a love story, and then migrated the country after it was nearly torn by civil war. The novel combines the charming reality with dreams, fantasies and illusions, where animals are born from dreams and the city is turned into a ship. About the Author: Shahad Al Rawi (1986) was born in Baghdad, Iraq, she finished high school in Al Mansour school and she graduated from university of Damascus . Her first book, a novel "Sa'at Baghdad" Baghdad Clock was published in the fall 2016. Al Rawi well-known writer in the social media, namely Facebook, and also write in some local newspapers. She was invited to TEDX, Baghdad 2015 to deliver a speech on her experience in writing, her literary style and her ability to give hope to others. currently, Al Rawi is PHD student doing Modern Management and Anthropology .