Omar El Akkad

Omar El Akkad's writing has appeared in the New York Times, the Guardian, Le Monde, Guernica, GQ, and many other newspapers and magazines. He is the author of two novels, American War and What Strange Paradise, and the creator and host of the podcast Without.

Seven Swims: Omar El Akkad Chronicles a Life In Water

“The sense of drowning comes with a clarity of sorts: you get to know intimately, if only for a few seconds.”

June 16, 2023 By Omar El Akkad

Faster Than We Thought: What Stories Will Survive Climate Change?

Omar El Akkad on Our Obligation to Preserve Memories

September 16, 2019 By Omar El Akkad

Omar El Akkad

Seven Swims: Omar El Akkad Chronicles a Life In Water

“The sense of drowning comes with a clarity of sorts: you get to know intimately, if only for a few seconds.”

Faster Than We Thought: What Stories Will Survive Climate Change?

Omar El Akkad on Our Obligation to Preserve Memories

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