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Baghdad Diaries: A Woman's Chronicle of War and Exile

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Intimate war chronicle through an artist's eyes.

"Baghdad Diaries" could resonate with you for its authentic personal narrative amid historical turmoil. Nuha al-Radi's blend of poignancy and wit provides a deeply human perspective on war's daily impact. It's a vivid slice of life that extends beyond news reports, humanizing the faceless statistics associated with wartime suffering and celebrating the indomitable spirit of community and resilience amidst chaos.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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Baghdad Diaries: A Woman's Chronicle of War and Exile

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ISBN: 9781400075256
Authors: Nuha Al-Radi
Publisher: Vintage
Date of Publication: 2003-05-06
Format: Paperback
Related Topics: Historical, War, Memoir, Biography, Essays
Goodreads rating: 3.62
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In this often moving, sometimes wry account of life in Baghdad during the first war on Iraq and in exile in the years following, Iraqi-born, British-educated artist Nuha al-Radi shows us the effects of war on ordinary people. She recounts the day-to-day realities of living in a city under siege, where food has to be consumed or thrown out because there is no way to preserve it, where eventually people cannot sleep until the nightly bombing commences, where packs of stray dogs roam the streets (and provide her own dog Salvi with a harem) and rats invade homes. Through it all, al-Radi works at her art and gathers with neighbors and family for meals and other occasions, happy and sad. In the wake of the war, al-Radi lives in semi-exile, shuttling between Beirut and Amman, travelling to New York, London, Mexico and Yemen. As she suffers the indignities of being an Iraqi in exile, al-Radi immerses us in a way of life constricted by the stress and effects of war and embargoes, giving texture to a reality we have only been able to imagine before now. But what emanates most vibrantly from these diaries is the spirit of endurance and the celebration of the smallest of life’s joys.
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Intimate war chronicle through an artist's eyes.

"Baghdad Diaries" could resonate with you for its authentic personal narrative amid historical turmoil. Nuha al-Radi's blend of poignancy and wit provides a deeply human perspective on war's daily impact. It's a vivid slice of life that extends beyond news reports, humanizing the faceless statistics associated with wartime suffering and celebrating the indomitable spirit of community and resilience amidst chaos.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.