The author is an Iraqi citizen. He has a BA Hons in English; Master's degree from Harvard; PhD in English Literature from Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio. He taught English and comparat...view moreThe author is an Iraqi citizen. He has a BA Hons in English; Master's degree from Harvard; PhD in English Literature from Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio. He taught English and comparative literature at seven Arab universities. He has published 62 books on literary topics, 40 of them are translations, English/Arabic/English.view less