Frankenstein
References to the fictional creature of “Frankenstein” in Frankenstein in Baghdad suggest that fiction and reality are not always easy to differentiate. The character of the Whatsitsname in Ahmed Saadawi’s novel is based on the…
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The Picture of Saint George the Martyr
The picture of Saint George the Martyr in Elishva’s house reveals the old lady’s evolving relationship with the memory of her son, Daniel, who was killed in the Iran-Iraq War, and with…
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The Digital Recorder
The journalist Mahmoud’s digital recorder highlights the difficulty of uncovering the truth (and especially a single truth) in a complex political environment, marked by social conflict. A variety of characters come into possession of…
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