Books by Kanan Makiya

Kanan Makiya was born in Baghdad. An award winning writer and filmmaker, he is the author of The Republic of Fear: The Politics of Modern Iraq which became a bestseller after Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait, and The Monument: Art, Vulgarity, and Responsibility in Iraq. He has also written for The Independent. A trained architect, Makiya established an architectural firm in London, where he also helped found Saqi Books, which publishes books in Arabic and English. He travels between Cambridge, Massachusetts and London.