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Saad Z. Hossain’s debut novel is a wildly humorous take on the horror and absurdity of war.

Dagr, a former university professor, and Kinza, a small-time thug, are thrown together in the chaos of the Iraq war. As the US Marines bumble around destroying their country, the two friends do everything in their power to stay alive, an increasingly impossible task as Baghdad collapses around them. And then their luck begins to turn. They capture Captain Hamid, the star torturer of Saddam Hussein, who promises them a fortune in gold if they smuggle him out of Baghdad. Helped by a corrupt US Marine, Private Hoffman, they begin their escape, when unexpectedly things get even more crazily complicated…
A unique blend of humour, satire, fantasy, mystery and mythology that rattles along at the pace of a belt-fed burst of machinegun fire from an Apache gunship, Escape from Baghdad! is an exhilarating debut.

PRAISE FOR THE BOOK
‘A marvellous mix of genres, blending the visceral atmosphere of a war movie with the casual nihilism of Catch-22 or the original M.A.S.H.’—Kirkus Reviews
‘Hossain daringly shows us that war isn’t just hell but absolutely insane.’—Library Journal
‘With nods to Catch-22, Frankenstein, The Island of Doctor Moreau and the Golem myth, Escape from Baghdad! weaves fantasy, absurdity and adventure into a moving counter-narrative to the myth of the just war.’—NPR
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• A remarkable debut novel by a subcontinental writer. Saad Z. Hossain has been compared to Joseph Heller and Kurt Vonnegut for his blackly humorous depiction of the absurdity of war.
• The book will receive wide coverage in the media because we are sending ARCs to though leaders around the country with a personal letter from the publisher – we do this only or twice a year for the most exceptional debut.
• The writer will be invited to several literary festivals and profiles and interviews are guaranteed in major newspapers and magazines.

About the Author

Saad Z. Hossain writes in a niche genre of fantasy, science fiction and black comedy which, on the balance of it, very few people actually want to read. Due to the stunning unpopularity of his writing he has been forced to work in various industries. This includes drilling holes, making rope, throwing parties, operating an illegal sports book and failing to run a restaurant. Needless to say, working for a living is highly overrated. He hopes to retire, as soon as he can convince his sons to start working. They are currently five and two and show no signs of earning their keep. He lives in Dhaka, the most ridiculously populous city in the world, teaming with humans, wildlife, and djinns. He was published in the Bangladeshi anthologies What the Ink? and Six Seasons Review. He has written articles and short stories for the Daily Star, New Age, and the Dhaka Tribune, the top English daily newspapers in Bangladesh, which has an enormous population of 160 million odd people. Yes, they’re all odd, we’ve checked.


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  • ISBN-13: 9789384067533
  • Publisher: Aleph Book Company
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Width: 130 mm
  • ISBN-10: 9384067539
  • Publisher Date: September'2015
  • Height: 191 mm
  • No of Pages: 286

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