Amidah
Contributors: Somnambulist Tango Press; Al-Mutanabbi Street Starts Here Artists' Books Collection (Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library); Al-Mutanabbi Street Coalition
Publisher: Somnambulist Tango Press
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Greenville, N.C.?]
Language: eng
Subjects: Bombings; Violence; Booksellers and bookselling; Iraq War, 2003-2011; Intellectual life; Social conditions; Censorship; War and civilization; Vehicle bombs; Cultural property; Destruction and pillage
Notes: Title from cover.

One sheet folded accordion style to form 8 unnumbered pages; in paper cover.

Material: letter press, French paper.

"On March 5th, 2007 a car bomb was exploded on al-Mutanabbi Street, the ancient street of booksellers, poets and writers, located at the literary and cultural heart of Baghdad, Iraq. The attack killed 30 people and injured scores more."--Page [1].

"This book comes out of the historical idea that to destroy a people, the conquerors first destroy their books, and from imagining the experience of that horrible day. It is also a tribute to the resilience of words and our sisters and brothers who write, speak, and carry these words through the fire. This book is made in the spirit of peace."--Email from artist, dated Oct. 8, 2013.

Gift; Beau Beausoleil; 2019-2020.