Saghb Al-Awatif, Dr. Ali Jawad Al-Tahir's letters to his wife, authored by: Ali Jawad Al-Tahir

This book gains its importance from two aspects: the first aspect: it is related to the personality of the letter writer, Dr. Ali Jawad Al-Tahir (may Allah have mercy on him), a pioneer of critical literature in Iraq, as this book presents a picture of the integrity and beauty of this writer's soul through his letters to his wife during his periods of absence. These are rare letters in world literature and especially in Arabic literature, as models of wives' literature are rare and only limited examples are known. In a time when sincere emotion was scarce, these texts that depict love and human passion are worthy of presentation and celebration. The second aspect: these letters are linked to a specific historical period when the coupists of February 8th dominated and seized power, marking the beginning of a dark phase in Iraq's history, witnessing the killing and displacement of prominent Iraqi middle-class intellectuals in the early attempts to erase Iraqi minds and personality and to humiliate them. In the context of technological development that has overshadowed the art of letter writing, this collection of personal letters adds beauty to this distinguished art, which is on the verge of ending. Number of pages: 259