Is Saddam Hussein the anonymous author of these thinly veiled propaganda novels?
The previous novels, which earned rapturous reviews from the local press, were "al-Qala'ah al-Hasinah" (The Fortified Castle) published last year and "Zabibah wal Malik" (Zabibah and the King) printed in 2000.
"Al-Qala'ah al-Hasinah" combined romance and Iraqi politics after the 1991 Gulf War, telling the story of an ex-soldier who falls for a girl from northern Iraq.
"Zabibah" is a tragic novel depicting a ruler falling in love with an unhappily married woman, who refuses to marry him after separating from her husband.
In the story, Zabibah is raped on January 17 — the same day U.S.-led forces launched the 1991 offensive that drove Iraq out of Kuwait, forcing subsequent Iraqi surrender and a sharp economic decline, which Iraq blames on the U.N. sanctions regime.
(via New World Disorder)
