The Baghdad Blog

ISBN 978-1-86478-105-2

The smartstudy® English guide to The Baghdad Blog thoroughly analyses this complex and unusual text. Salam Pax’s web diary or ‘blog’ uniquely captures the reality of life in Iraq, both under the regime of Saddam Hussein and once coalition forces arrived in the country in 2003. The blog became an internet phenomenon around the world, with millions of readers wanting to learn more about the situation in Iraq and to read Pax’s humorous and heartfelt reports.

Key features:

• notes about the author/director/poet/playwright
• an overview of the historical and cultural context
• chapter/scene/story summaries
• character profiles
• analysis of themes and genres
• critical perspectives of the text
• key quotations
• focus questions in each section
• marginal notes explaining key passages, ideas, terms and characters
• a guide to planning and writing an essay
• a sample essay with annotations
• further exam-style essay questions
• a bibliography and further references section

$16.95

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