Omar El Akkad Knihy

Co by se mohlo stát, kdyby Amerika obrátila své nejničivější politiky a smrticí zbraně proti sobě? Když v roce 2074 vypukne druhá americká občanská válka, je Sarat Chestnutové z Louisiany pouhých šest let. I ona však ví, že ropa je zakázaná, Louisiana napůl pod vodou a oblohu křižují bezpilotní drony. Když zabijí jejího otce a rodinu přesunou do Camp Patience, tábora pro vysídlence, nové prostředí se jí dostane pod kůži. Avšak ne všichni v Camp Patience jsou těmi, za koho se vydávají. Sarat se spřátelí s tajemným funkcionářem, pod jehož vlivem se z ní stává smrticí válečný nástroj. Rozhodnutí, která učiní, mají obrovské důsledky nejen pro Sarat samotnou, ale i pro její rodinu a zemi a ovlivní další generace jejích příbuzných i cizích lidí.

One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This is an urgent and necessary reckoning about what it means to live in the West today. As an immigrant, Omar El Akkad believed the West offered freedom and justice for all. Over the past twenty years he reported on the various Wars on Terror, Ferguson, climate change, Black Lives Matter protests, and more. He won awards for his journalism and his fiction. But now, watching the unmitigated slaughter in Gaza, he comes to the conclusion that much of what the West promises is a lie.This powerful book is a chronicle of Omar's painful realisation, a moral grappling with what it means - as a citizen, as a father - to carve out some sense of possibility during these devastating times. This is a book for those that have tired of moral emptiness. This is a book for everyone who wants something better.

The Annotated Arabian Nights features a modern translation by Yasmine Seale, the first by a woman, alongside insightful annotations by Paulo Lemos Horta. This illustrated edition explores the rich origins of the tales, including beloved stories like "Aladdin" and "Ali Baba," making it a valuable resource for readers of all ages.

For fans of Exit West and The Underground Railroad and from the widely acclaimed author of American War comes a profoundly moving novel examining the global refugee crisis through a child's lens.