Summary: The Corpse Washer

The Corpse Washer by Sinan Antoon takes place in Iraq during and after the Iraq wars of 1980 and 2003. It reflects both wars, since it contains flashbacks to the past and happenings of 2003’s present and future. Everyday situations of Iraqis are described to visualize the circumstances in which they had to live. A country occupied by a dictatorship that controls shaping aspects of a country like the religion, politics, and everyday life was narrated about. Saddam Hussein and his Ba’th Party ruled the country and leaded to following wars that shaped and changed the country’s image and outcome.
The author translated the novel himself and its title originally translated from the Arabic into English means The Lone Pomegranate Tree. It might had