{"product_id":"one-day-everyone-will-have-always-been-against-this","title":"One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSynopsis\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the aftermath of the war in Gaza, award-winning novelist and journalist Omar El Akkad turns to nonfiction with a deeply personal examination of faith, belonging, and the promises of the modern West. Beginning with a single sentence that resonated with millions around the world, he reflects on decades spent believing in the ideals of justice, democracy, and human rights, only to confront the painful gap between those ideals and political reality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDrawing on his experiences as a war correspondent, immigrant, father, and novelist, El Akkad weaves memoir, reportage, and moral inquiry into a powerful meditation on complicity, grief, and the responsibilities we owe one another. Written with clarity, urgency, and remarkable compassion, \u003cem\u003eOne Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This\u003c\/em\u003e is both a deeply intimate reckoning and an enduring call to examine the stories societies tell themselves about power, violence, and humanity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOmar El Akkad is an Egyptian-Canadian author and journalist. Born in Egypt, raised in Qatar, and later immigrating to Canada, he spent more than a decade reporting on the War on Terror, the Arab Spring, climate change, and social justice movements. He is the acclaimed author of \u003cem\u003eAmerican War\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eWhat Strange Paradise\u003c\/em\u003e, and his work has earned numerous literary awards for its moral clarity, lyrical prose, and profound engagement with questions of displacement, identity, and justice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKnopf\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFebruary 25, 2025\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHardcover\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e208\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSubjects\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLiterary Nonfiction · Essays · Memoir · Politics \u0026amp; Society · Current Affairs · Middle Eastern Studies\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e9780593804148\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Old Post Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45261914800310,"sku":"9780593804148","price":36.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0731\/2264\/4150\/files\/9780593804148.jpg?v=1784081911","url":"https:\/\/oldpostbookshop.com\/products\/one-day-everyone-will-have-always-been-against-this","provider":"Old Post Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}