Jalal Barzanji: 2 books
Man in Blue Pyjamas (The)
A Prison Memoir
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2011
The style of my book must be in small pieces, as my life has been in pieces. (Jalal Barzanji) From 1986 to 1988 poet and journalist Jalal Barzanji endured imprisonment and torture under Saddam Hussein’s regime because of his literary and journalistic achievements—writing that openly explores themes...
Trying Again to Stop Time
Selected Poems
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2015
“It’s a losing battle: my words have no chance against time. Sometimes, unable to catch up with imagination, I leave the battle, candle in hand, in complete darkness.” — from “Trying Again to Stop Time" Jalal Barzanji chronicles the path of exile and estrangement from his beloved native...