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Aḥmad SaʻdāwīLiterary Fiction · Magical Realism
Frānkshtāyin fī Baghdād
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.