Frankenstein in Baghdad

SHORTLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER INTERNATIONAL PRIZE 2018

Häftad, Engelska, 2018

Av Ahmed Saadawi

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WINNER OF THE INTERNATIONAL PRIZE FOR ARABIC FICTIONWINNER OF THE KITSCHIES GOLDEN TENTACLE AWARDSHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER INTERNATIONAL PRIZESHORTLISTED FOR THE ARTHUR C. CLARKE AWARD 2019 A SATIRICAL REIMAGINING OF MARY SHELLEY'S FRANKENSTEIN SET IN MODERN-DAY BAGHDAD, BRILLIANTLY CAPTURING THE HORROR OF A CITY AT WARFrom the rubble-strewn streets of US-occupied Baghdad, Hadi collects body parts from the dead, which he stitches together to form a corpse.He claims he does it to force the government to recognise the parts as real people, and give them a proper burial.But when the corpse goes missing, a wave of eerie murders sweeps across the city, and reports stream in of a horrendous-looking, flesh-eating monster that cannot be killed. At first it's the guilty he attacks, but soon it's anyone who crosses his path...'A remarkable book' Observer * 'Brave and ingenious.' The New York Times

Produktinformation

  • Utgivningsdatum2018-09-06
  • Mått129 x 198 x 20 mm
  • Vikt254 g
  • FormatHäftad
  • SpråkEngelska
  • Antal sidor288
  • FörlagOneworld Publications
  • ISBN9781786073976
  • ÖversättareWright, Jonathan
  • UtmärkelserWinner of International Prize for Arabic Fiction 2014