A young Iraqi girl in a school uniform — white blouse and dark pinafore — carries a large rooster in her arms while facing an older seated man wearing a kufi cap and glasses. They appear to be in conversation inside a covered market or bazaar, with goods and food items visible on tables behind the man.

The President’s Cake

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About The President’s Cake

In Hasan Hadi’s engrossing debut, a young girl is faced with the challenge of baking a cake for her school’s celebration of Saddam Hussein’s birthday.

Though considered a great honour, nine-year-old Lamia’s task feels impossible, as she and her grandmother Bibi already struggle to get by. But armed with a shopping list and her pet rooster, Lamia remains determined as she sets off to find ingredients. A child’s eye view of a dictatorship, The President’s Cake skilfully navigates between the comic and the tragic.
 

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