FWD: "Frankenstein in Baghdad"

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In this afikra FWD, Nesem Al-Ali talked about the book "Frankenstein in Baghdad" by the Iraqi writer Ahmad Saadawi. The context of the story took place in 2005 where conflict was prevalent in Iraq.

Sources and Future References

• Baghdad as a setting, The New York Times, 2014

• Manchester Metropolitan University discussion with author and translator, 2018

• Book review, The guardian, 2018

• The escape of Jonathan Wright from captivity, The New York Times, September 1984

• Tips on translating

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