Zabiba and the King ($29.95 hardcover, $13.95 paperback) tells the story of a powerful ruler of medieval Iraq who lives in Saddam's hometown of Tikrit. It follows his love affair with a beautiful peasant girl named Zabibah, who is trapped in an abusive and loveless marriage with a husband who rapes her - an act which apparently symbolises the United States' invasion of Iraq.
In one memorable passage, Hussein describes a bizarre sex act between a woman and a bear, writing: "Even an animal respects a man’s desire, if it wants to copulate with him ...
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