Naphtalene : a novel of Baghdad

Ḥabbāt al-naftālīn
Bok av Helene Cixous
Seen through the eyes of a strong-willed and perceptive young girl, this book captures the atmosphere of Baghdad in the 1940s and 1950s. Through lyrical descriptions, it recreates a city of public steam baths, roadside, butchers and childhood games played in the same streets where political demonstrations against British colonialism take place.