In the etiquette of friendship - Abdul Rahman Munif and Marwan Bashi

These messages were not written with the intention of publishing at all, as is the case with some famous literary correspondences among us, and they were decided to be published after the death of Abdul Rahman as a commendable initiative by Suad Qawadri Munif and Marwan, and I have no doubt that Abdul Rahman would have agreed if asked, for these correspondences are a story of friendship, a friendship prior to the start of correspondence. To the friendship, these messages form rare testimonies about the process of literary and artistic production and the relationship between them, the two friends remain silent and the correspondence is cut off for months during the American invasion of Iraq, until Abdul Rahman breaks the silence explaining the reason: sadness and frustration, Abdul Rahman resorts to the popular wisdom "If it’s not ruined, it will not be built," and Marwan strengthens himself with Saad Allah Wanos's saying "We have been sentenced to hope." Number of pages: 446