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FRANKENSTEIN IN BAGHDAD
Ahmed Saadawi
FRANKENSTEIN IN BAGHDAD
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
THE INKBLOT JOURNAL
Published by the AUS Writing Center
WRITING CENTER CONTEST
SPRING 2022
PROMPTS:
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Prompt 1: It has been said that the truth is often stranger than fiction. Write about an experience you had that was so strange others might think you made it up.
Prompt 2: In real life, good doesn't always triumph over evil. Write a sinister ending to your favorite fairytale.
Prompt 3: People are often their own biggest critics. Think about a challenging experience in your life. Imagine your present self as an observer of that experience, and write about what you think of your response to that challenge.
First Place Winner-Prompt 3
"Three Times At Night"
by
Alaa Itani
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