{"product_id":"frankenstein-in-baghdad","title":"Frankenstein in Baghdad","description":"\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWinner of the International Prize for Arabic Fiction, 2014; Winner of the Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire (Foreign Novel), 2017; Shortlisted for the Man Booker International Prize, 2018; Shortlisted for the Arthur C. Clarke Award, 2019\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA satirical reimagining of Mary Shelley's \u003cem\u003eFrankenstein\u003c\/em\u003e set in modern-day Baghdad, brilliantly catpuring the horror of a  city at war. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut 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...\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ahmed Saadawi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54510570504531,"sku":"9781786073976","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1071\/6997\/2563\/files\/9781786073976.jpg?v=1786209463","url":"https:\/\/www.vanitaspress.co.uk\/products\/frankenstein-in-baghdad","provider":"Vanitas Press","version":"1.0","type":"link"}