It seems even fallen dictators have trouble getting their novels published. Jordan has barred publication of Saddam Hussein's fourth novel, titled "Get Out, Damned One," due to political concerns, a senior Jordanian official said Sunday. "I just assessed whether this would be in Jordan's national interest and I thought it was not because the whole issue bears political ramifications which do not serve Jordan at all," Ahmad Qudah, head of the Press and Publications Department, told The Associated Press. "I have declined to ordain the printing and circulation of the novel said to be written by Saddam because we in Jordan will not sacrifice our ties with Iraq for anything." |