No Windmills in Basra

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By Diaa Jubaili

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No Windmills in Basra by Diaa Jubaili is a collection of surreal and fantastical short stories set in modern-day Iraq. The narratives delve into the human experience amid tumult, blending reality with myth and folklore. Each story explores profound themes such as war, displacement, and resilience, offering a unique lens on life in Basra.
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This collection of short stories mixes reality with elements of magic and surrealism, reflecting deep insights into contemporary Iraqi life. You might enjoy this book if you are drawn to layered narratives where folklore and modernity intertwine, revealing the richness and complexity of cultural landscapes.

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A bold, imaginative collection of short stories set in Southern Iraq from prolific, award-winning novelist Diaa Jubaili.

Influenced in turn by the long tradition of Arabic folktales and the magical realism of Latin America, the stories in No Windmills in Basra reflect a reality tinged by the city's history with war. Yet the fantastic and playful peek through, offering an astounding breadth of images in only a few lines per story.

In "Mubarak," a security guard for a chicken plant discovers his own wings after a bomb explosion. In "The Taste of Death," long-buried Iraqi and Iranian soldiers rise from their unmarked graves, dissatisfied with the landscape's returning verdancy.

Set in the southern Iraqi city of Basra, where the author still lives, these fleeting stories oscillate between whimsy and tragedy.

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No Windmills in Basra by Diaa Jubaili is a widely praised collection of stories recognised for its inventive and impactful narratives. The work blends realism with fantasy, exploring themes of war, irony, and the search for meaning amidst chaos. Readers are captivated by its diverse and poignant storytelling, which offers critical insights into profound themes through surprising and clever endings.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781646051861

Publisher: Deep Vellum Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 20 October 2022

Country: United States

Imprint: Deep Vellum Publishing

Illustration: Illustrations

Contributors:

Translated by Chip Rossetti

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 139.0mm

Height: 215.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 180

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Diaa Jubaili Fiction General Fiction

About the Author

Diaa Jubaili was born in 1977 in Basra, Iraq, where he still lives. He is the author of eight novels, including The Curse of the Marquis, which won the Dubai Magazine Award, and three short story collections, including What Will We Do Without Calvino?, winner of the Tayeb Salih International Award for Creative Writing, and No Windmills in Basra, winner of the Almultaqa Prize for the Short Story. He was a contributor to the short story collection Iraq +100 and has written for the Guardian.

Chip Rossetti has a Ph.D. in modern Arabic literature from the University of Pennsylvania, and wrote his dissertation on the contemporary Iraqi writer Muhammad Khudayyir. His published translations include the novel Beirut, Beirut by Sonallah Ibrahim; the graphic novel Metro: A Story of Cairo by Magdy El Shafee; and Utopia by Ahmed Khaled Towfik. His translations have also appeared in Asymptote, The White Review, Banipal, and Words Without Borders. He has worked in book publishing for over twenty years, and is currently the Editorial Director for the Library of Arabic Literature at New York University Press.