The Authority of the Sword

2010

ISBN: 9789957301590

The Authority of the Sword is a novel that tackles the reality of the occupation that Iraq experienced after 2003 and its political, social, security, and economic impacts on society.

The novel illustrates how the occupation contributed to distorting people’s daily lives and exposing them to the rule of force and the destruction of the foundations of civilizational and social values, replacing them with values that contradict the civilizational and aesthetic values of society, imposing the values of power and domination in place of the values of beauty, love, and integrity.

The novel suggests that occupation cannot build a state or provide a beautiful society that looks to the future with hope and reassurance; rather, it perpetuates the logic of force, division, and fragmentation.

The Authority of the Sword is an impactful political and social novel by Iraqi writer Adel Ibrahim, boldly reflecting contemporary Arab reality and its complex conflicts.