The Canadian writer and journalist of Egyptian origin Omar al-Akkad has won the Scotiabank Giller Prize. The literary award is given to a Canadian author for a novel or short story collection, in 2021. The novel is named “What Strange Paradise”. The Egyptian writer stormed the Canadian cultural milieu after winning the 100,000-dollar prize, which is the largest literary prize in Canada. 132 books were read for selection, of which only 12 books were chosen.
