Madman of Freedom Square

Hassan Blasim is a writer, a poet, and an award-winning filmmaker. He has written for www.iraqstory.com and his first short story in English was published in "Madinah: City Stories from the Middle East." Jonathan Wright has been an Arabic translator for more than 30 years and has worked as a journalist for Reuters international new agency. His first major literary translation was" Taxi" by Khaled el-Khamissi.