Begone, Demons (Arabic: اخرج منها يا ملعون ukhruj minhā yā malʿūn; also translated as Get Out You Damned, or Get Out of Here, Curse You!)[1] is Saddam Hussein's fourth and last novel. It is a fictional novel, with political metaphor. It is thought to have been written in anticipation of the 2003 Iraq War in 2002 or 2003.[2] It was not yet published before the 2003 invasion of Iraq.