Ahmed_Saadawi

Ahmed Saadawi

Ahmed Saadawi

Iraqi writer and film maker

Ahmed Saadawi (born 1973, Arabic: أحمد سعداوي) is an Iraqi novelist, poet, screenwriter and documentary film maker. He won the 2014 International Prize for Arabic Fiction for Frankenstein in Baghdad. He lives and works in Baghdad.[1]

Quick Facts Born, Occupation ...

Awards and honours

Bibliography

  • 2000 Anniversary of Bad Songs (poetry)
  • 2004 The Beautiful Country (novel)
  • 2008 Indeed He Dreams or Plays or Dies (novel)
  • 2013 Frankenstein in Baghdad (novel)
  • 2017 The Chalk Door (novel)
  • 2018 The Bare Face Inside the Dream (short story collection)
  • 2018 A Sense of Remorse (short story included in Baghdad Noir)
  • 2019 The Diary of D (novel)

References

  1. [1]
    "Profile". Archived from the original on 2014-04-01. Retrieved 2014-04-03.
  2. [2]
    Randa El-Banna (April 30, 2014). "Saadawy wins International Prize for Arabic Fiction in 2014". The Cairo Post. Retrieved April 30, 2014.
  3. [3]
    Dennis Abrams (April 30, 2014). ""Frankenstein in Baghdad" Wins the 2014 Arabic Booker Prize". Publishing Perspectives. Retrieved April 30, 2014.
  4. [4]
    "Frankenstein in Baghdad by Ahmed Saadawi wins 2014 International Prize for Arabic Fiction". International Prize for Arabic Fiction. 29 April 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-05-02. Retrieved April 30, 2014.
  5. [5]
    "Ahmed Saadawi on being an artist 'in Iraq's chaotic boiler room' | Sharmila Devi". AW. Retrieved 2021-10-18.


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