Novels by Saddam Hussein

Zabib and the king ( Arabic: زبيبة والملك ) is a novel originally released on anonymous basis in 2000 in Iraq , later authorship was attributed to Saddam Hussein ^[1] . The CIA believes that the book was written by other authors commissioned by Saddam Hussein ^[2] . The book became a bestseller in Iraq ^[3] .

An impregnable fortress is a novel that describes the situation in the northern Kurdish provinces of Iraq that fell outside the control of Baghdad after the 1991 Gulf War ^[4] .

Go away, damned! - A novel by former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein , which he wrote in prison in 2003 . The novel is written in the style of an ancient Iraqi legend and symbolizes the struggle of the people against occupation. The novel “Go away, damned!” Was first published in Japan under the title “Devil's Dance”.

Men and the City is Saddam Hussein's autobiographical book, which tells the story of a shepherd boy who does not stop at nothing to achieve his goals. This boy soon becomes a warrior who dreams of reviving his nation. The events in the novel take place in the first half of the 20th century.

An autobiographical novel describes society after the outbreak of the Gulf War , families and areas of Iraq ^[4] .

Western scholars are studying the books of Saddam Hussein, trying to prove that Hussein is obsessed with megalomania. Iraqi literary critics evaluate his writings as highly moral epic works with deep philosophical implications ^[4] .