The Corpse Exhibition and Other Stories of Iraq by Hassan Blasim

The Corpse Exhibition and Other Stories of Iraq

Hassan Blasim with Jonathan Wright (Translator)

196 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

fiction historical magical realism short stories dark slow-paced
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This blistering debut by "perhaps the best writer of Arabic fiction alive” (The Guardian)is the first major literary work about the Iraq War from an Iraqi perspective. Showing us the war as we have never seen it before, here is a world not only of...

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Community Reviews

3.8
based on 278 reviews

Moods

dark: 100%

challenging: 57%

sad: 52%

emotional: 36%

mysterious: 26%

tense: 21%

reflective: 15%

funny: 5%

informative: 5%

Pace

22% of readers chose fast
55% of readers chose medium
22% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

33% of readers chose Plot
58% of readers chose A mix
8% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

8% of readers chose Yes
25% of readers chose Complicated
50% of readers chose No
16% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

50% of readers chose Complicated
50% of readers chose No
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

45% of readers chose Yes
27% of readers chose Complicated
27% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

36% of readers chose Yes
36% of readers chose Complicated
27% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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