About Ahmed Saadawi
Born 1973. Ahmed Saadawi is an Iraqi writer, novelist, poet, screenwriter and documentary filmmaker.
Ahmed Saadawi (born 1973, ) 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.
Awards and honours 2010 Beirut39 project, one of 39 chosen participants 2014 International Prize for Arabic Fiction, winner for Frankenstein in Baghdad 2017 Grand prix de l'Imaginaire, Foreign-language novel winner for Frankenstein in Baghdad
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Iraqi writer and poet
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Ahmed Saadawi was born in 1973 in Baghdad.
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Ahmed Saadawi is a writer, novelist, poet, screenwriter and documentary filmmaker.
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Ahmed Saadawi is Iraqi.
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