Back Background Notes on Modern Libyan Literature, Ahmed Fagiih; Chapter 1 The Oil and the Dates, Abdullah Algwiri; Chapter 2 Crying, Kamel el Maghor; Chapter 3 An Extract from Mussolini’s Nail, Ali M Almisrati; Chapter 4 Screams in our Village, Bashir al Hashmi; Chapter 5 Dignity, Khalifa Takbali; Chapter 6 ‘Come, Let Me Whisper in Your Ear’, Sayed Gaddaf-Addam; Chapter 7 The Road, Yousif Al Sharif; Chapter 8 She and the Dogs, Ibrahim el Kouni; Chapter 9 Signatures on Flesh, K H Mustafa; Chapter 10 The Choice, M El Shwihdi; Chapter 11 The Mission, Yusef Guwairi; Chapter 12 The Last Station, Ahmed Ibrahim al Fagih;