{"product_id":"the-taste-of-spider-memoirs-of-an-iranian-soldier-9788740955125","title":"The Taste of Spider: Memoirs of an Iranian Soldier","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Mehrdad Zamani | Iben Claces\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Saxo.com\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Saxo.com\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Personal Memoirs\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Taste of Spider - Memoirs of an Iranian Soldier is based on the author's life during the Iran-Iraq-war in the late 1980s. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"If he eats this disgusting spider I'll make sure he gets an extra week's leave \"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e These words of a cruel lieutenant spark the young sergeant's steadfast determination to get just a few days of peace...\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e This eyewitness account of a crucial period in recent Middle Eastern history includes Saddam Hussein bombing oil wells - and the international community turning a blind eye to the use of chemical weapons.\u003cbr\u003e But whether getting his first kiss from a nurse, mourning a fallen comrade or writing poetry this is also the tale of an utterly human hero in utterly inhuman conditions. Humor and wit comprise the author's survival kit when laying bare the terrible war in these terribly funny short stories. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Saxo.com","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47889812979863,"sku":"9788740955125","price":1153.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9788740955125.webp?v=1781177848","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-taste-of-spider-memoirs-of-an-iranian-soldier-9788740955125","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}