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عراقي في باريس

عراقي في باريس

ArtBiography & Memoir
Pages
311
Published
2005
Language
English

Synopsis

This novel offers a raw look at the daily struggles of a generation impacted by Arab political ideologies, told with unmatched irony and dark humor. Follow a storyteller with no sacred cows as he navigates Paris, dreaming of screenwriting while recounting his impoverished, cinema-loving childhood. It's a candid, cinematic, and unflinching self-portrait.

Prose complexity
7/10

Vibe

ReflectiveSatiricalEmotionalDark
Fish Out of Water

Genres

Art Biography & Memoir Contemporary Literature Literary Fiction

About the author

S
Samuel Shimon

Samuel Shimon is an Iraqi writer and journalist who co-founded the literary magazine Banipal. He is best known for his autobiographical novel An Iraqi in Paris, which follows his travels through the Middle East and Europe. His work often explores the experience of exile and his lifelong interest in film.