Obscure the Monstrosity
by Azadan Bhagwagar All I ever do, and have ever done, is run. And when the day comes when I can stop, I wonder if I will look down and...
Ahmed Saadawi
Set after the 2003 US invasion of Iraq, Frankenstein in Baghdad captures the ordinary yet not so ordinary life in rapidly-changing Baghdad. The novel illustrates the complexity of life for a citizen in Iraq, highlights the atrocities of war and sectarianism, and questions our sense of bias and morality. Frankenstein in Baghdad is a novel relevant for everyone irrespective of their nationality.
Zahraa Al-Dawood
Published by the AUS Writing Center