Representing magical realism as a strategy for the grotesque narration in Ahmed Saadawi’s Frankenstein in Baghdad

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Representing magical realism as a strategy for the grotesque narration in Ahmed Saadawi’s Frankenstein in Baghdad

Saadawi’s novel Frankenstein in Baghdad vividly portrays the grotesque amidst the backdrop of war-torn Baghdad. The grotesque, in all its different dimensions, is a defining feature of Saadawi's novel. This paper will look at how magical realism works as a narrative strategy for portraying the...

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Main Author:	Jumaah, Saif Ali Abbas
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2024
Online Access:	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/24860/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/24860/1/TT%2010.pdf

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