Frankenstein in Baghdad

In a city torn apart by war, even the dead refuse to stay silent. A monster rises to demand justice from the living.

In the aftermath of the U.S. invasion of Iraq, Baghdad is a city haunted by loss. Hadi, a junk dealer, stitches together human body parts collected from bomb sites, hoping to give the unclaimed dead a proper burial. But when his creation mysteriously comes to life, the “Whatsitsname” roams the streets, demanding vengeance for the violence that birthed it. Each act of retribution fuels its existence, blurring the line between justice and horror, victim and monster.

Saadawi’s reimagining of Frankenstein is a chilling allegory of endless cycles of violence. The creature, born from grief and rage, becomes both executioner and judge, embodying the fractured moral fabric of a society at war with itself. The novel captures Baghdad’s surreal reality, where everyday survival coexists with the grotesque, and where horror is not confined to the monstrous, but lives in the human heart.

Unsettling and powerful, Frankenstein in Baghdad is a modern gothic tale and a searing political commentary. It forces readers to confront uncomfortable truths: in times of chaos, who is the real monster; the creation, or its creators?

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