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Sinan Antoon is an Iraqi poet and writer, born and raised in Baghdad. He has published two collections of poetry and five novels. His latest novel 'Notes from a Lost Country' follows the lives of two Iraqi men whose lives have been shaped by conflict and exile. In a tale that is all too familiar to people around the world - the book explores what refugees and immigrants really carry with them across oceans and borders - and whether it is ever possible to leave your homeland behind. He spoke to Weekend's Julian Worricker about the characters in his book.

(Photo: Sinan Antoon. Credit: Ibtisam Azem)