حجر السعادة

Fearing his father after his little brother drowns in the Tigris, young Kamal Touma hides in a dreaded orchard, pockets a small stone and escapes to Baghdad. He grows up in Khan al-Rahma amid poverty and fear, drawing strength from the stone. A photographer sets him on his path, and he roams markets and alleys recording city life, until, as the country lurches through crises, militias take over his district.

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About the book

Form

Novel

Genres

Coming of age (assigned by AI)

Set in

Iraq, 1962–2018

First published

2022 by Dar al-Rafidain

Author's age

49 when first published