“The President’s Cake” Is a Neorealist Treasure from Iraq
- Posted on February 10, 2026
- By The New Yorker
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“The President’s Cake” Is a Neorealist Treasure from Iraq
The first feature by Hasan Hadi, set in 1990, depicts the agonies of war and dictatorship as experienced by a schoolgirl in the course of a high-stakes day.
