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Frankenstein in Baghdad
First edition (publ. al Kamel)
AuthorAhmed Saadawi
CountryIraq
LanguageIraqi Arabic
English
GenreWar, horror, supernatural fiction
Set inBaghdad, Iraq
Published2013
Award2014 IPAF award (International Prize for Arabic Fiction)

Frankenstein in Baghdad (Arabic: فرانكشتاين في بغداد) is a 2013 Arabic novel written by the Iraqi writer Ahmed Saadawi. It won the IPAF award (International Prize for Arabic Fiction) for 2014.[1] The novel was translated into English by Jonathan Wright.[2]

The novel is a wartime spin on Mary Shelley's 1818 novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus.[3]

  1. ^ "BBC News - IPAF award: Frankenstein in Baghdad wins Arab fiction prize". BBC News. bbc.co.uk. 30 April 2014. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
  2. ^ Perry, Sarah (16 February 2018). "Frankenstein in Baghdad by Ahmed Saadawi review – strange, violent and wickedly funny". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  3. ^ Di Giovanni, Janine (21 December 2014). "Reading 'Frankenstein' in Baghdad". Newsweek. Retrieved 26 February 2020.

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