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Dunya Mikhail

دنيا ميخائيل

Born 1965 · Iraq, United States

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Books on prize lists

  • In English

    IPAF 2021 · Shortlist

    The Bird Tattoo

    وشم الطائر · Washm al-Tair

    Dunya Mikhail · 55 when first published

    Novel · 304 pages · War, Love

    AI-generated summary:Helen and Elias, a Yazidi couple in Iraq, find love and wed before ISIS overtakes their lives and sells Yazidi women, in a story steeped in Yazidi customs and folk tales.