Omar El Akkad
Auteur de American War
A propos de l'auteur
Omar was born in Cairo, Egypt and grew up in the Middle East before moving to Canada. He is a graduate of Queen's University. He spent ten years as a reporter covering stories such as the war in Afghanistan to the military trials in Guantanamo Bay, the Arab Spring revolutions in the Middle East and afficher plus the protests in Ferguson, Missouri. Omar is a recipient of the National Newspaper Award for investigative reporting for his coverage of the "Toronto 18" terrorism arrests. He has also won the Edward Goff Penny Memorial Prize for young Canadian journalists, and has been nominated for several National Magazine Awards. (Bowker Author Biography) afficher moins
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Œuvres de Omar El Akkad
Oeuvres associées
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Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Date de naissance
- 1982
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- Canada
- Pays (pour la carte)
- Canada
- Lieu de naissance
- Cairo, Egypt
- Prix et distinctions
- Giller Prize (2021)
Membres
Critiques
Listes
To Read (1)
Books I've Read (1)
Refugee crisis (1)
War Literature (1)
Best Dystopias (1)
Prix et récompenses
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 2
- Aussi par
- 1
- Membres
- 2,228
- Popularité
- #11,508
- Évaluation
- 3.9
- Critiques
- 124
- ISBN
- 55
- Langues
- 7