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The Corpse Washer
Sinan Antoon
2010
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A corpse washer in war-torn Baghdad.
Why this book matters
An Iraqi poet and novelist based in the US. The Corpse Washer is a quiet, harrowing book about a young body-washer who dreamed of being an artist; the author's own English translation won the Saif Ghobash Banipal Prize.
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