The Abyss

About this book

Set in the year 2100, The Abyss uses a disturbing family story to confront fears about incest, corruption, and the breakdown of social bonds. Dawood Salman Al-Shuwaili asks whether such moral collapse has consumed Iraqi society or whether the greater part of it remains beyond that decay. By bringing what is often left unspoken into the open, the novel presents itself as a warning and an invitation to social vigilance.