Iraq + 100: stories from a century after the invasion by Diaa Jubaili, Ra Page, Hassan Abdulrazzak, Anoud, Ibrahim Al-Marashi, Khalid Kaki, Mortada Gzar, Ali Bader, Zhraa Alhaboby, Jalal Hasan, زهراء أزهر الحبوبي, Hassan Blasim

Iraq + 100: stories from a century after the invasion

Diaa Jubaili, Ra Page, Hassan Abdulrazzak, Anoud, Ibrahim Al-Marashi, Khalid Kaki, Mortada Gzar, Ali Bader, Zhraa Alhaboby, Jalal Hasan, زهراء أزهر الحبوبي, Hassan Blasim

182 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

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Iraq + 100 poses a question to contemporary Iraqi writers: what might your home city look like in the year 2103 – exactly 100 years after the disastrous American and British-led invasion of Iraq? How might that war reach across a century of repair...

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Moods

challenging 62%
dark 62%
reflective 50%
hopeful 37%
sad 37%
adventurous 25%
emotional 25%
inspiring 25%
tense 25%
mysterious 12%

Pace

slow 37%
medium 37%
fast 25%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 60% | Character: 20% | N/A: 20%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 50% | N/A: 33% | No: 16%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 50% | N/A: 25% | Yes: 25%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 25% | N/A: 25%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

N/A: 50% | No: 25% | Yes: 25%

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