Name: What Strange Paradise: A Novel
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Author: Omar El Akkad
ISBN: 9781984899248

Type

Physical Book

Author

Omar El Akkad

Publisher

Vintage

Year

2022

Language

English

Pages

256

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

19.3 x 12.7 x 2.0 cm

Weight

0.25 kg.

ISBN13

9781984899248

Synopsis "What Strange Paradise: A Novel "

A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR - From the widely acclaimed, bestselling author of American War--a beautifully written, unrelentingly dramatic, and profoundly moving novel that looks at the global refugee crisis through the eyes of a child. "Told from the point of view of two children, on the ground and at sea, the story so astutely unpacks the us-versus-them dynamics of our divided world that it deserves to be an instant classic." --The New York Times Book Review More bodies have washed up on the shores of a small island. Another overfilled, ill-equipped, dilapidated ship has sunk under the weight of its too many passengers: Syrians, Ethiopians, Egyptians, Lebanese, Palestinians, all of them desperate to escape untenable lives back in their homelands. But miraculously, someone has survived the passage: nine-year-old Amir, a Syrian boy who is soon rescued by Vänna. Vänna is a teenage girl, who, despite being native to the island, experiences her own sense of homelessness in a place and among people she has come to disdain. And though Vänna and Amir are complete strangers, though they don't speak a common language, Vänna is determined to do whatever it takes to save the boy. In alternating chapters, we learn about Amir's life and how he came to be on the boat, and we follow him and the girl as they make their way toward safety. What Strange Paradise is the story of two children finding their way through a hostile world. But it is also a story of empathy and indifference, of hope and despair--and about the way each of those things can blind us to reality.

Omar El Akkad

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Omar El Akkad (nacido en 1982) es un aclamado autor y periodista egipcio-canadiense-estadounidense, conocido por novelas distópicas como American War y What Strange Paradise. Su obra, marcada por su experiencia cubriendo conflictos globales, explora temas de guerra, migración y política. Actualmente reside en Estados Unidos.

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