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product_id: 105297625
title: "Playing Atari with Saddam Hussein: Based on a True Story"
price: "₹ 1105"
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reviews_count: 5
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# Playing Atari with Saddam Hussein: Based on a True Story

**Price:** ₹ 1105
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- **What is this?** Playing Atari with Saddam Hussein: Based on a True Story
- **How much does it cost?** ₹ 1105 with free shipping
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## Description

Video game villains and real-life dictators dominate daily life for eleven-year-old Ali Ali Fadhil has very simple likes and dislikes. It is 1991 in Iraq and all Ali wants to do is read his comics and play football and video games. But President Saddam Hussein has other plans. After he invades neighbouring Kuwait, the U.S. and their allies launch Operation Desert Storm to force him out. Over the next forty-three days, Ali and his family would survive bombings, food shortages and constant fear. Cinematic and timely, this is the story of how war changed one boy’s destiny forever and would one day bring him face to face with Saddam himself at the UN trial.

Review: Brilliant book - My 10 yr old son, who is fascinated by history, said this book was "brilliant". He whizzed through it, couldn't put it down.
Review: Great book - My 6th grade son read this book for school. He need to pick a book within the genre of historical fiction. Given this book has video game and soccer references it appeared to be a good choice. He really enjoyed it. I read it after him and I have to say it is very well written. It provides a first hand account from a child's perspective of how war has affected people to some extent. It lightly touches on religious differences, politics, the devastation of war, cultural differences, and more. I highly recommend this book.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #1,180,742 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #2,919 in Children's Historical Fiction (Books) #6,676 in Fiction about Family for Children #9,484 in Children's Books on Family Life |
| Customer Reviews | 4.5 out of 5 stars 144 Reviews |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Brilliant book
*by M***X on 31 August 2024*

My 10 yr old son, who is fascinated by history, said this book was "brilliant". He whizzed through it, couldn't put it down.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great book
*by B***3 on 18 June 2021*

My 6th grade son read this book for school. He need to pick a book within the genre of historical fiction. Given this book has video game and soccer references it appeared to be a good choice. He really enjoyed it. I read it after him and I have to say it is very well written. It provides a first hand account from a child's perspective of how war has affected people to some extent. It lightly touches on religious differences, politics, the devastation of war, cultural differences, and more. I highly recommend this book.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Skinny book/hard to put down!
*by T***N on 25 June 2018*

This quick read reels you in immediately, holding your attention until the last page. Fascinating, up-close viewpoint from a child’s eyes about a time period the target audience would have no recollection about...because they weren’t born yet. Lots to think about and discuss. The simplistic language, perhaps because it was co-written by a non-native English speaker, sometimes distracted me. Perhaps that is a good thing, though, because it reminded me of the narrator and his backstory.

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*Last updated: 2026-05-14*