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Ahmed Saadawi
Frankenstein in Baghdad

Winner 2014

The International Prize for Arabic Fiction (IPAF)

Frankenstein in Baghdad

Ahmed Saadawi

Hadi al-Attag lives in the populous al-Bataween district of Baghdad. In the Spring of 2005, he takes the body parts of those killed in explosions and sews them together to create a new body.

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Longlist

  • The Phoenix and the Faithful Friend
    Ismail Fahd Ismail
  • Ashes of the East: the Wolf who Grew Up in the Wilderness
    Waciny Laredj
  • Love Stories on al-Asha Street
    Badryah El-Bishr
  • God's Land of Exile
    Ashraf al-Khamaisi
  • The Bearer of the Purple Rose
    Antoine Douaihy
  • The Edge of the Abyss
    Ibrahim Nasrallah
  • The Sad Night of Ali Baba
    Abdel Khaliq Al Rikabi
  • 366
    Amir Tag Elsir
  • The Season of Pike Fishing
    Ismail Ghazali
  • Clouds Over Alexandria
    Ibrahim Abdelmeguid

Shortlist

  • No Knives in this City's Kitchens
    Khaled Khalifa
  • The Blue Elephant
    Ahmed Mourad
  • A Rare Blue Bird that Flies with Me
  • Tashari
    Inaam Kachachi
  • The Journeys of 'Abdi, known as Son of Hamriya
    Abdelrahim Lahbibi

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  • Abdullah Ibrahim
  • Zhor Gourram
  • Ahmed Alfaitouri
  • Saad A. Albazei
  • Mehmet Hakki Sucin

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One of the main aims of the International Prize for Arabic Fiction is to encourage the translation of Arabic literature into other languages.


  • 20/05/2022

    Interview with shortlisted author Reem Al-Kamali

    Where were you when the shortlist was announced and what was your reaction? I was sitting in my office, when suddenly calls of congratulation started to come through. Most of...

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  • 20/05/2022

    Interview with shortlisted author Khalid Al-Nassrallah

    Where were you when the shortlist was announced? What was your reaction? I was getting ready to take a nap after a long day’s work when calls and messages from friends and...

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  • 19/05/2022

    Interview with shortlisted author Tareq Imam

    Where were you when the shortlist was announced? What was your reaction? I was in my home in Cairo. The first thing I did after hearing my name was to open the window of my...

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