What Strange Paradise
Scotiabank Giller Prize · 2021 · Winner
Award History
| Award | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Scotiabank Giller Prize | 2021 | Winner |
About This Book
A young Syrian boy washes up on a Mediterranean island beach and is found by a local teenager who tries to hide him. A novel about the refugee crisis told from both sides of the border. Winner of the 2021 Scotiabank Giller Prize.
About the Author
Omar El AkkadEgyptian-Canadian
Omar El Akkad is an Egyptian-Canadian journalist and author. His debut novel American War was a bestseller, and his second novel What Strange Paradise won the 2021 Scotiabank Giller Prize.
