by Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt · LGF/Le Livre de Poche · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782253134541
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«Ulysse from Bagdad» is the novel by Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt published by LGF/Le Livre de Poche in paperback format (280 pages, in French).
Saad Saad, a young Iraqi, leaves Baghdad to seek a future in Europe; his journey, inspired by the Odyssey, takes him across seas and borders, dodging shipwrecks, traffickers and romantic deceptions. Schmitt combines drama, humor and oriental fantasy to narrate the ruin of a country and the tenacity of one who dreams of a better fate.
The work was originally published in 2008; this 2010 French edition includes a writing diary on immigration.
Suitable for adult and young readers; also appears as school reading and contemporary French literature.
Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt is a Franco-Belgian playwright, short story writer and novelist, as well as a film director. His plays have been staged in over fifty countries all over the world.
