One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This

National Book Award for Nonfiction · 2025 · Winner

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Award	Year	Status	Citation
National Book Award for Nonfiction	2025	Winner

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One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This by Omar El Akkad.

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.

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