Frankenstein in Baghdad
Subtitle: a novel
By: Ahmed Saadawi ; translated from the Arabic by Jonathan Wright
Contributors: Wright, Jonathan, 1953- translator
Publisher: Penguin Books
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 281
ISBN-13: 9780143128793
Copyright date: 2018
Subjects: War stories; Fiction
Work titles: Frānkshtāyin fī Baghdād
Description: After he constructs a corpse from body parts found on the street, Hadi wants the government to prepare a proper burial, but when the corpse goes missing, a series of strange murders occur and Hadi realizes he has created a monster.
Notes: Originally published in Arabic by Al Kamel, 2013"--Title page verso.