Omar El Akkad

Omar El Akkad

Omar El Akkad was born in 1982, Omar El Akkad has written at least 7 books. Their most popular book is American War with 335 saves with an average rating of 3.83⭐.

Author Bio

OMAR EL AKKAD is an author and journalist. He was born in Egypt, grew up in Qatar, moved to Canada as a teenager and now lives in the United States. He is a two-time winner of both the Pacific Northwest Booksellers’ Award and the Oregon Book Award. His books have been translated into 13 languages. His debut novel, American War, was named by the BBC as one of 100 novels that shaped our world.

American War
A People's Future of the United States: Speculative Fiction from 25 Extraordinary Writers
What Strange Paradise
One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This
Guantanamo Voices: An Anthology: True Accounts from the World's Most Infamous Prison
The Annotated Arabian Nights: Tales from 1001 Nights
The World As We Knew It: Dispatches From a Changing Climate