Omar El Akkad
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Omar El Akkad

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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 Association Award and the Oregon Book Award for fiction. His books have been translated into thirteen languages.

Books by Omar El Akkad
One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This
Omar El Akkad

WINNER, National Book Award, Non-Fiction, United States, 2025

'A howl from the heart of our age' Richard Flanagan

'A unique and urgently needed book.' Naomi Klein

‘A powerful, uncomfortable but thought-provoking read.’ Dua Lipa

‘Clear, elegant and devastatingly truthful…Read this shatteringly honest book.’ Max Porter

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