{"product_id":"out-of-mesopotamia","title":"Out of Mesopotamia","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eInformed by firsthand experience on the battlefronts of Iraq and Syria, Abdoh captures the horror, confusion, and absurdity of combat from a seldom-glimpsed perspective that expands our understanding of the war novel.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbdoh's powerful novel follows an Iranian war reporter who is torn between his wearying job on the front lines and a civilian existence that he finds increasingly alienating. The book is as much a reflection on memory and art as it is a war story, and Abdoh's writing captures beautifully the absurdity of both the battlefield and modern life.\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, Editors' Choice\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"One of a handful of great modern war novels...These wars will not end until we look at what we are doing and what we have done. Abdoh's novel lifts the veil on the murderous insanity.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003ePulitzer Prize-winning journalist Chris Hedges, for \u003ci\u003eScheerPost\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs much a meditation on time and memory as it is a book about war...Abdoh skillfully captures combat's intrinsic absurdity...For many Americans, the conflicts in Syria and Iraq have become abstractions, separated from our lives by geographic as well as psychic boundaries. Abdoh collapses these boundaries, presenting a disjointed reality in which war and everyday life are inextricably entwined... The novel shines] a brilliant, feverish light on the nature of not only modern war but all war, and even of life itself.\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTranscendent.\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Daily Beast\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA masterful, stylish novel told from the perspective of a disaffected Iranian writer who is drawn to the militias fighting in Syria and Iraq. Abdoh beautifully illustrates the paradoxes of war in the field and on the home front, alternating moments of brutality and comradeship and showing war's pointless heroisms, its random accidents, its absurdities, and its ongoing human costs. This is at once a probing look at the disaster in Syria and Iraq, and an affectionate yet gimlet-eyed view of masculinity, art, and cultural politics.\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Millions\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, One of the Most-Anticipated Books of 2020\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbdoh explores the lives behind the war-torn headlines in a way that captures the full humanity of the participants. Channeling a bit of Tim O'Brien and a good deal of Joseph Heller, he has written the best novel to date on the Middle East's ceaseless wars.\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, STARRED review\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSaleh, the narrator of \u003ci\u003eOut of Mesopotamia\u003c\/i\u003e, is a middle-aged Iranian journalist who moonlight\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Akashic Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39328642433124,"sku":"9781617758607","price":23.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/suomalainen-test.myshopify.com\/products\/out-of-mesopotamia","provider":"Suomalainen Test","version":"1.0","type":"link"}