In Iraqi Kurdistan, Book Clubs And Science Fiction Offer 'Escape'
In Iraqi Kurdistan, Book Clubs And Science Fiction Offer 'Escape' By Qassim Khidhir on April 25 2021 12:43 PM Huda Kathem waits anxiously for feedback on her first novel, scrutinised by a book club in Iraqi Kurdistan's Arbil, where young authors are breathing new life into a centuries-old oral culture. "This is the first time my book is being critiqued," the 17-year-old first-year medical student told AFP. "I learnt a lot about how to improve my writing and storytelling," she said, adding that comments from other writers, readers and professors had given her "enormous encourageme...
Source: ibtimes.com.au
