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Frānkshtāyin fī Baghdād

riwāyah
Pages
352
Published
2013
Language
Arabic

Synopsis

In the rubble of US-occupied Baghdad, a scavenger named Hadi collects body parts from bombing sites and stitches them together to create a single corpse. When the creature mysteriously comes to life, it begins a violent quest for justice on behalf of the victims who compose its body. This dark reimagining of a classic tale explores the cycle of vengeance and the cost of war in a city falling apart.

How it reads

Prose complexity 7/10
Content warnings (5)
ViolenceGraphic ViolenceGoreGun ViolenceTrauma

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