Impact of war in Yasmina Khadra's the sirens of Baghdad and Kevin Powers' the yellow birds

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This paper deals with Iraq war novels, which emerged after the invasion of Iraq in 2003 by the coalition forces led by the United States.

it tackles the negative effects of war in the sirens of Baghdad by Yasmina Khadra and Kevin Powers’ the yellow birds.

the two novels discuss the effect of war through different points of view.

the first novel the sirens of Baghdad was written by Yasmina Khadra, an Arab Algerian writer which is narrated by a young Iraqi, whereas the second one was written by Kevin Powers, an Iraq war veteran and is narrated by the character of Bartle, an American soldier who had served in Iraq.

the paper focuses on the consequences of war such as death, violence, loss of innocence, mental disorders of American soldiers and difficulty of readjustment after returning home.