Sustained War Trauma in Sinan Antoon's Ave Maria (The Baghdad Eucharist) Fiction
Sustained War Trauma in Sinan Antoon's Ave Maria (The Baghdad Eucharist) Fiction
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This paper examines how Ave Maria: The Baghdad Eucharist by Sinan Antoon represents the trauma and resilience of the minorities and Christian minority in Iraq in light of sectarian violence in 2010. Antoon intricately weaves the personal and historical experiences of a family trying to grapple with the devastation of war, religious persecution, and community erosion. The novel is a reflection of how intergenerational trauma shapes and forms identity and belonging, showing the greater effects of Iraq's wars and conflicts on its social fabric. Using trauma theory, this present study discusses the psychological wounds of decades of unrest and the struggles of the Christian community in Iraq over issues of survival, memory, and loss in their fractured homeland.
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