Lecture and Talk with Ahmed Saadawi
Frankenstein in Baghdad
Arabic Speculative Fiction at the New York Public Library
” I think there’s a growing curiosity about Arabic literature amongst English-language readers in the U.S., and I wanted to teach this class in order to give New York readers a community in which to explore that together.”
Oneworld, Penguin to Publish English Translation of ‘Frankenstein in Baghdad’
Just days before the announcement of the 2015 International Prize for Arabic Fiction longlist, OneWorld and Penguin announce that they’ve bought English-language rights to the 2014 winner.
A Golden Piece of Shit: ‘Frankenstein in Baghdad’ on Morality and War
Al-Mustafa Najjar reviews Ahmad Saadawi’s Frankenstein in Baghdad, longlisted for this year’s International Prize for Arabic Fiction (IPAF). Najjar calles it “a novel that suspends moral judgement.”