I LOST MY LOVE IN BAGHDAD

Book Details

• Title: I Lost My Love in Baghdad

• Author: Michael Hastings

• Translators: Anjani Naravane

• Publisher: Mehta Publishing House

• Language: Translated from English to Marathi

• Edition: 2nd Edition

• ISBN: 9788184981902

• Pages: 278

• Publishing Year: January 2011

• Category: Biography & True Stories

• Cover: Paperback

About The Book
"I Lost My Love in Baghdad" is an extraordinarily gripping and informative account of the chaos inside the Green Zone, penned by Newsweek's youngest war correspondent, Michael Hastings. At the age of 25, Hastings arrived in Baghdad to cover the war in Iraq, armed with modern-day reporting tools and a bit of Hemingway-like romanticism. What follows is a harrowing portrayal of the chaos, violence, and constant threats of bomb and mortar attacks. The book explores not just the intensity of the battlefield but also the human toll, particularly through Hastings' personal narrative.

The war zone romance between Hastings and his fiancée, Andi Parhamovich, who worked for Air America, forms the heart of this memoir. They find themselves in a turbulent relationship filled with passion, fear, and a strong will to protect each other, even while navigating the perilous landscape of Baghdad. Tragically, Andi's mission in the heart of Iraq ends in catastrophe, and Michael's world is shattered.

This book provides a new kind of war narrative, one that merges the personal and the political, the romantic and the brutal. Hastings' work is a searing, unflinching, and deeply emotional account of war, love, and loss. It's not only a journalistic endeavor but also a powerful testament to the lives irrevocably changed by the violence of war.