Omar El Akkad

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

Steven Beattie May 8, 2022May 8, 2022 CanLit, International Literature, Short Fiction

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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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

Steven Beattie July 20, 2021July 20, 2021 CanLit, Novels

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

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