Hassan Mutlak () (1961–1990) was an Iraqi

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, who was hanged in 1990 at the age of 29 for an attempted

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. He was considered among the intellectuals of his country to be the

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Iraq Iraq, officially the Republic of Iraq, is a country in West Asia. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to Iraq–Saudi Arabia border, the south, Turkey to Iraq–Turkey border, the north, Iran to Iran–Iraq border, the east, the Persian Gulf and ...

. He is the brother of the writer and poet Muhsin al-Ramli. He was one of nine children, having three brothers and five sisters.

Published works

* '' Dabada'' (nove

* ''The power of laughter in Ura'' (nove

* ''Love is running on a wall'' (

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* ''Alfa-Hassan-beto'' (

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* ''The book of love ... the shadows of them on the ground'' (

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of Lov

* ''The eye in'' (daily) * ''The writing stands'' (Test) * ''The masks... You, the homeland and I'' (Poetry)

External links

* http://hassanmutlak.blogspot.com/ * Four poem

* Dabad

* El cultura

References

1990 deaths 1961 births 20th-century Iraqi poets Arabic-language novelists Iraqi male short story writers Iraqi short story writers 20th-century short story writers People executed by Iraq by hanging 20th-century male writers {{Iraq-writer-stub