Frankenstein in Baghdad
by Ahmed Saadawi (tr. Jonathan Wright)
"A junk dealer stitches a body from bomb-blast remains. Then it stands up."
In US-occupied Baghdad, Hadi assembles a corpse from the scattered remains of bombing victims so that someone, at least, can be buried whole — but the creature wakes, seeking vengeance for every part of itself. Savage, surreal war satire.
Worth knowing
Winner of the International Prize for Arabic Fiction and shortlisted for the International Booker.
