{"product_id":"escape-from-baghdad-paperback","title":"Escape from Baghdad! - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSaad Z. Hossain\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWelcome to Baghdad during the US invasion. A desperate American military has created a power vacuum that needs to be filled. Religious fanatics, mercenaries, occultists, and soldiers are all vying for power. So how do regular folks try to get by? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIf you're Dagr and Kinza, a former economics professor and a streetwise hoodlum, you turn to dealing in the black market. But everything is about to change, because they have inherited a very important prisoner: the star torturer of Hussein's recently collapsed regime, Captain Hamid, who promises them untold riches if they smuggle him out of Baghdad. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith the heat on and nothing left for them in Baghdad, they enlist the help of Private Hoffman, their partner in crime and a U.S. Marine. In the chaos of a city without rule, getting out of Baghdad is no easy task and when they become embroiled in a mystery surrounding an ancient watch that doesn't tell time, nothing will ever be the same. With a satiric eye firmly cast on the absurdity of human violence, \u003ci\u003eEscape from Baghdad!\u003c\/i\u003e features shades of \u003ci\u003eCatch-22\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThree Kings\u003c\/i\u003e while giving voice, ribald humor, and firepower to to people often referred to as \"collateral damage.\"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSaad Z. Hossain\u003c\/b\u003e writes in a niche genre of fantasy, science fiction and black comedy with an action-adventure twist. He was published in the anthologies \u003ci\u003eWhat the Ink?\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSix Seasons Review\u003c\/i\u003e. He has written numerous articles and short stories for \u003ci\u003eThe Daily Star\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew Age\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eDhaka Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e, the top English daily newspapers in Bangladesh. He's a monthly columnist for the \u003ci\u003eDaily Star\u003c\/i\u003e literary page and lives in Dhaka, Bangladesh.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 17, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42692940791871,"sku":"9781939419248","price":21.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/425f5016f3514a152b6560b494152e97.webp?v=1764997166","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/escape-from-baghdad-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}