Captives of the Fog Rooms

About this book

Captives of the Fog Rooms travels through the wars and divisions of Iraq and Syria, where questions of identity and belonging are inseparable from violence. The protagonist tries to find a place for himself amid sectarian conflict, physical ruin, and emotional confinement. Mohamed Ismail places a boundary-crossing love at the center of this search, suggesting that intimacy can offer freedom while also becoming the most dangerous battle of all in a world determined to classify and divide.