Omar El Akkad
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.
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One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This by Omar El Akkad
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice • Named a Most Anticipated Book of 2025 by TIME, Lit Hub, Vulture, and Foreign Policy • One of the Chicago Review of Books' Must-Read Books of…