The sirens of Baghdad

By Yasmina Khadra

Subjects: Radicalism, Iraq war, 2003-2011, fiction, Fiction, historical, general, Air travel, Fiction, Iraq War, 2003-2011, Revenge, Iraq, fiction, College students

Description: Forced to leave the University of Baghdad when the Americans invade Iraq, a young man from a small desert village returns home, where he witnesses three events that transform him. First, American soldiers at a checkpoint kill the sweet and beloved village idiot. Several days later, an American plane bombs a wedding on the outskirts of the village.