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Omar El Akkad

Brief EncountersCanLitInternational LiteratureShort Fiction

31 Days of Stories 2022, Day 8: “A Survey of Recent American Happenings Told Through Six Commercials for the Tennyson Clearjet Premium Touchless Bidet” by Omar El Akkad

May 8, 2022June 14, 2022

In a brief and barbed satire, Giller winner Omar El Akkad links our current geopolitical malaise with the capitalist impulse to sell stuff.

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CanLitNovelsThe Colophon

When you’re a stranger: Omar El Akkad follows up his bestselling debut with a novel that represents a stark departure in form and subject

July 20, 2021June 14, 2022

“Any story, any work of literature, any storytelling endeavour has to be both lighthouse and storm,” El Akkad says.

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