"Riverbed"

Title"Riverbed"
Year for Search2019
AuthorsEl Akkad, Omar(b. 1982)
Secondary AuthorsLaValle, Victor(b. 1972), and Adams, John Joseph(b. 1976)
Secondary TitleA People’s Future of the United States: Speculative Fiction from 25 Extraordinary Writers
Pagination145-65
Date Published2019
PublisherOne World
Place PublishedNew York
KeywordsCanadian author, Egyptian author, Male author, Qatari author, US author
Annotation

The story’s protagonist is an American-born woman who, as a young woman, was incarcerated in camps holding the U.S. Islamic population. 

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Author Note

The author (b. 1982) was born in Egypt, grew up in Qatar, lived in Canada from sixteen until recently, and currently lives in the U.S.

Full Text

2019 El Akkad, Omar (b. 1982). “Riverbed.” A People’s Future of the United States: Speculative Fiction from 25 Extraordinary Writers. Ed. Victor LaValle (b. 1972) and John Joseph Adams (b. 1976) (New York: One World, 2019), 145-65. PSt

The story’s protagonist is an American-born woman who, as a young woman, was incarcerated in camps holding the U.S. Islamic population. The author was born in Egypt, grew up in Qatar, lived in Canada from sixteen until recently, and currently lives in the U.S.