Frankenstein in Baghdad - SHORTLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER INTERNATIONAL PRIZE 2018, Ausgezeichnet: International Prize for Arabic Fiction 2014, Ausgezeichnet: Le Grand Prix de L'Imaginaire 2017, Nominiert: Man Booker International
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| Verlag | Oneworld Publications |
| Auflage | 2018 |
| Seiten | 288 |
| Format | 12,9 x 19,9 x 2,2 cm |
| Gewicht | 272 g |
| Artikeltyp | Englisches Buch |
| ISBN-10 | 1786073978 |
| EAN | 9781786073976 |
| Bestell-Nr | 78607397UA |
A satirical reimagining of Mary Shelley\'s Frankenstein set in war-torn Baghdad
Klappentext:
WINNER OF THE INTERNATIONAL PRIZE FOR ARABIC FICTION
SHORTLISTED FOR THE ARTHUR C. CLARKE AWARD 2019
A SATIRICAL REIMAGINING OF MARY SHELLEY\'S FRANKENSTEIN
From 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...
Frankenstein in Baghdad brilliantly captures the horror and black humour of a city at war.
Rezension:
\'Saadawi leavens his satirical horror with dark humour, stitching his novel together with the same lurching vitality as his title character\'s monstrous body to vividly evoke his own dismembered country.\'
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