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What Strange Paradise: A novel by Omar El Akkad is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is What Strange Paradise: A novel about?
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 ReviewMore 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...
Who reads What Strange Paradise: A novel?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Omar El Akkad
- Publisher
- Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
- Published
- 2021
- Language
- EN
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Fiction
- Rating
- 4.3 / 5 (1,477 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14