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      The Corpse Washer

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      Young Jawad, born to a Shi'ite family of corpse washers and shrouders in Baghdad, decides to abandon the family tradition, choosing instead to become a sculptor, to celebrate life rather than tend to death. He enters Baghdad's Academy of Fine Arts in the 1980s, determined to forge his own path. But ...

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      Product ID:9780300205640
      Product Form:Paperback / softback
      Country of Manufacture:US
      Series:The Margellos World Republic of Letters
      Title:The Corpse Washer
      Authors:Author: Sinan Antoon
      Page Count:200
      Subjects:Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Fiction in translation, Fiction in translation
      Description:Young Jawad, born to a Shi'ite family of corpse washers and shrouders in Baghdad, decides to abandon the family tradition, choosing instead to become a sculptor, to celebrate life rather than tend to death. He enters Baghdad's Academy of Fine Arts in the 1980s, determined to forge his own path. But the circumstances of history dictate otherwise.
      Imprint Name:Yale University Press
      Publisher Name:Yale University Press
      Country of Publication:GB
      Publishing Date:2014-07-29

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      Weight184 g
      Dimensions191 × 146 × 14 mm