21. Saddam Hussein, the Romance Novelist
Saddam Hussein’s best-known novel is Zabibah and the King, a convoluted love story set in seventh-century Tikrit, Saddam’s hometown. The plot revolves around the beautiful and brilliant Zabibah, her perverted husband, and a handsome king named Hussein. Each night, Zabibah is summoned to Hussein’s palace, where she fobs off Hussein’s advances by giving long political speeches. Hussein’s hots for Zabibah increase, and… tension builds up between the duo.
Her husband, a deviant fond of orgies and money, is unhappy with the budding relationship between his wife and handsome Hussein. So hubby disguises himself and assaults Zabibah as she walks home from the palace one night in order to shame her. However, Hussein loves Zabibah too much to let that destroy the romance, so he goes after the perpetrator. After various adventures, Zabibah leads an army and is mortally wounded in battle, dying while proclaiming Arab nationalism with her last breath. Hussein kills the rapist, avenging Zabibah’s honor.