Background notes on modern Libyan literature / Ahmed Fagih -- The oil and the dates / Abdullah Algwiri -- Crying / Kamel el Maghor -- An extract from Mussolini's nail / Ali M. Almisrati -- Screams in our village / Bashir al Hashmi -- Dignity / Khalifa Takbali -- Come let me whisper in your ear / Sayed Gaddaf-Addam -- The road / Yousif Al Sharif -- She and the dogs / Ibrahim el Kouni -- Signatures on flesh / K.H. Mustafa -- The choice / M. El Shwihdi -- The mission / Yusef Guwairi -- The last station / Ahmed Ibrahim al Fagih.