I Was a Communist

Name: I Was a Communist
SKU: 31642
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Author: Badr Shakir al-Sayyab

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It is a collection of confessions and essays that explore a personal political and intellectual experience, revealing aspects of life within the Iraqi Communist Party and the conflicts and disagreements that characterized that era, while also providing important documentation of a part of Iraq’s political history.

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Categories: Arabic literature, Literary Articles, Politics, Biography and memoirs Tags: history, politics, Social Sciences, Thought

Description

The book “I Was a Communist” is a memoir by Badr Shakir al-Sayyab about his time within the Iraqi Communist Party. What is shocking about the book is the amount of serious and disturbing information it contains. Al-Sayyab reveals the horrific foreign interference in the party’s policies and levels accusations of high treason against its leaders. The book is rich with information and could be considered an autobiography, as it recounts a significant period in the life of a great poet, one of the most prominent poets in Iraq’s history.