Curse of the Tower of Babel

Number of pages: 349 pages Publishing house: Arab House for Science Publishers The novel "The Curse of Babel Tower" by novelist Khalifa Al-Dulaimi forms a historically/literarily rich record full of actualized and imagined events. The story tells of more than one country and more than one people, across centuries, combining two different knowledge fields: history and literature, in a dialectical relationship that makes history a primary material for novelistic literature. The novel reflects this world and rephrases it, highlighting what is hidden and illuminating the shadows behind the movement of governments and regimes in contrast to the movement of society and people. What message does "The Curse of Babel Tower" contain, and who is the recipient in this novel? This novel can be classified as a narrative epic. Its author depicted it as if he were a film director, skillful in capturing scenes and giving each scene the attention it deserves, despite the large number of characters and locations. He succeeded in logically connecting its events thanks to his skill in weaving its plot. This novel sparked a heated discussion in cultural clubs, and that debate extended to academic circles due to its intellectual journey that starts from the depths of Sumerian civilization, passing through Iranian secret political movements, then branching out to include the clash between Judaism and Christianity, and afterward turning to shed light on the invasion of Iraq at the beginning of the third millennium, so that its facts remain firmly in the memory of future generations. At the same time, it highlights the most hidden reasons and secret alliances that led to that invasion, with a focus on the historical Babel, whose importance will become clear through the events of this novel.