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Omar El Akkad’s new novel What Strange Paradise is driven by outrage over the refugee crisis - The Globe and Mail

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Omar El Akkad's second novel What Strange Paradise explores the refugee crisis through the eyes of a terrified Syrian boy in a strange land. The one piece of literature that most inspired the novel was Peter Pan. “I wanted to take a comforting tale that westerners have been telling their kids for a hundred years and tell a type of story that, in my mind, is closer in theme to the origins of Peter Pan,” says the author.

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Omar El Akkad’s new novel What Strange Paradise is driven by outrage over the refugee crisis - The Globe and Mail

In his new book What Strange Paradise, Omar El Akkad tells the story of a rickety boat, desperate migrants from Africa and the Middle East and their perilous quest for freedom

3 years ago·Canada

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Omar El Akkad's second novel a fable that explores the refugee crisis through the eyes of a child

It was the image of a boy and girl meeting for the first time at the edge of a forest that first led author Omar El Akkad down the path to his second novel What Strange Paradise. Read More

3 years ago·Calgary, Canada

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Omar El Akkad’s new novel What Strange Paradise is driven by outrage over the refugee crisis - The Globe and Mail

Omar El Akkad’s new novel What Strange Paradise is driven by outrage over the refugee crisis - The Globe and Mail

Omar El Akkad's second novel a fable that explores the refugee crisis through the eyes of a child

Omar El Akkad's second novel a fable that explores the refugee crisis through the eyes of a child

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