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Often the text is illegible. It must be rewritten, clarified. It is not true, however, that the texts were written by his secretary, as has been insinuated. I have seen all of the original manuscripts. They were written in Saddam's typical orderly handwriting, with few deletions and many repetitions.
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were put on the syllabus of Iraqi schools. Saddam's name never appeared on any of the front covers with "A novel written by its author" appearing instead. The novel was like Saddam's previous literary efforts praised by Iraqi literary critics and authors upon its publication.
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which was published in 2002. The work was largely autobiographical in nature and describes how Saddam
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and several of Saddam's relatives including his uncle. It was the third work which Saddam published. The hero of the novel is a character named Saleh but it is widely assumed that the novel is
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included the books on the nations' syllabus for Iraqi schools, after the war the Saddam's books enjoyed something of a renaissance, with official copies and bootleg copies of his
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