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    Out of Mesopotamia
    Out of Mesopotamia
    Out of Mesopotamia
    Audiobook6 hours

    Out of Mesopotamia

    Written by Salar Abdoh

    Narrated by Sean Rohani

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    About this audiobook

    Informed by firsthand experience on the battlefronts of Iraq and Syria, this book captures the horror, confusion, and absurdity of combat from a rare perspective.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDreamscape Media
    Release dateSep 8, 2020
    ISBN9781666541458
    Out of Mesopotamia
    Author

    Salar Abdoh

    Salar Abdoh is the author of the novels Tehran at Twilight, The Poet Game, and Opium and the editor of Tehran Noir. Born in Iran, he splits his time between Tehran and New York City, where he teaches in the MFA program at the City College of New York.

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