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Ahmed Saadawi
Frankenstein in Baghdad

Winner 2014

The International Prize for Arabic Fiction (IPAF)

Frankenstein in Baghdad

Ahmed Saadawi

Hadi al-Attag lives in the populous al-Bataween district of Baghdad. In the Spring of 2005, he takes the body parts of those killed in explosions and sews them together to create a new body.

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Longlist

  • The Phoenix and the Faithful Friend
    Ismail Fahd Ismail
  • Ashes of the East: the Wolf who Grew Up in the Wilderness
    Waciny Laredj
  • Love Stories on al-Asha Street
    Badryah El-Bishr
  • God's Land of Exile
    Ashraf al-Khamaisi
  • The Bearer of the Purple Rose
    Antoine Douaihy
  • The Edge of the Abyss
    Ibrahim Nasrallah
  • The Sad Night of Ali Baba
    Abdel Khaliq Al Rikabi
  • 366
    Amir Tag Elsir
  • The Season of Pike Fishing
    Ismail Ghazali
  • Clouds Over Alexandria
    Ibrahim Abdelmeguid

Shortlist

  • No Knives in this City's Kitchens
    Khaled Khalifa
  • The Blue Elephant
    Ahmed Mourad
  • A Rare Blue Bird that Flies with Me
  • Tashari
    Inaam Kachachi
  • The Journeys of 'Abdi, known as Son of Hamriya
    Abdelrahim Lahbibi

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  • Ahmed Alfaitouri
  • Abdullah Ibrahim
  • Zhor Gourram
  • Ahmed Alfaitouri
  • Saad A. Albazei
  • Mehmet Hakki Sucin

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One of the main aims of the International Prize for Arabic Fiction is to encourage the translation of Arabic literature into other languages.


  • 07/06/2023

    The 2023 Shortlisted Authors at the Abu Dhabi Internati...

    The 2023 IPAF shortlisted authors, including the winner Zahran Alqasmi, took part in a number of events at the Abu Dhabi Book Fair after the winner announcement last Sunday....

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  • 31/05/2023

    Celebrations at the Winner Ceremony of the 16th Interna...

    Omani author Zahran Alqasmi’s fourth novel The Water Diviner, which was published by Dar Rashm, was announced on Sunday night as the 16th winner of the International Prize...

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  • 23/05/2023

    2023 Winner Interview

    How did you feel about winning? It was a big surprise! To the extent that I was speechless. I didn’t expect it because the shortlisted novels were all strong. I read them and...

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