
Stranger in Baghdad
Kyle Pakka
Elizabeth Loudon.
Hoopoe Fiction, 2023.
“Baghdad was a sprawl, each street grabbing at the tail of another. It was a city of pavement philosophers, home-brewed magicians, and café kings all packed in tight.”
—From A Stranger in Baghdad
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