A review by hem
The Corpse Washer by Sinan Antoon

Over Christmas, I read [b:American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History|11887020|American Sniper The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History|Chris Kyle|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1348628279s/11887020.jpg|16845778]. It left me feeling knocked off-balance a bit. While I made an effort to embrace Kyle's story as his own valuable experience in Iraq, the unacknowledged humanity of his enemies brought an ache, an emptiness that I couldn't shake. A bit of research led me to this, Sinan Antoon's award-winning novel. Proving to be as elegant as it is jarring, as unveiled as it is beautifully woven, an authentic, rich work, The Corpse Washer brings us Jawad, a young man with a name and a family, who looks Death in the face, day after day, from a profoundly different angle. Unforgettable.