Frankenstein in Baghdad
Frankenstein in Baghdad (Arabic: فرانكشتاين في بغداد) is an Arabic novel written by the Iraqi writer Ahmed Saadawi. It won the IPAF award (International Prize for Arabic Fiction) for 2014.*[1]
The novel is a wartime spin on Mary Shelley's Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus.[2]
References
- ↑ "BBC News - IPAF award: Frankenstein in Baghdad wins Arab fiction prize". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2014-06-15.
- ↑ "Reading ‘Frankenstein’ in Baghdad". Newsweek. December 21, 2014.