![]() I was wondering if similar frustrations inspired you to write What Strange Paradise.Įl Akkad: The short answer is yes, absolutely. Rhianna Walton: When American War came out, one of the things you spoke about was how the novel was born out of your anger about certain global inequalities. It is a pleasure to share What Strange Paradise as Indiespensable Volume 93. Simultaneously a narrative of hope and a devastating portrait of what is happening in our world, right now, What Strange Paradise is an example of how fiction at its best does more to explicate and illuminate the challenges we face than any newspaper headline or documentary could accomplish. ![]() Expertly teasing out the strings of exile, pride, greed, trauma, longing, and hope that entangle his diverse characters, El Akkad makes clear indictments without sacrificing the complex emotions of the “bad” actors - the smugglers, the Greek islanders struggling with an influx of migrants, the apathetic tourists, a nationalistic and traumatized military. ![]() Portland-based writer Omar El Akkad’s latest work, What Strange Paradise, is a beautiful, angry novel about the migrant crisis in Europe. ![]()
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