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Canada Reads 2022 : What Strange Paradise by Omar El Akkad video / Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Omar El Akkad's novel What Strange Paradise is championed by entrepreneur Tareq Hadhad on Canada Reads 2022. The book follows Amir, a 9-year-old Syrian refugee who is the lone survivor of a ship wreckage. The book alternates chapters between Amir's dangerous ocean voyage to his new reality on a tourist island that is hostile to him. Hadhad, who arrived in Canada as a refugee from Syria, tells El Akkad why he connected with this book so much he had to defend it on Canada Reads. The Canada Reads 2022 debates, hosted by Ali Hassan, take place March 28-31. Important note to teachers: This novel addresses mature themes. Please take the time to review any written or video content before sharing it in class, so that you can prepare your students as needed.
Record details
- Physical Description: 1 streaming video (17 min 35 sec)
- Publisher: Toronto : Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, 2022
Content descriptions
| General Note: | From the Curio.ca streaming audio-visual collection. |
| Restrictions on Access Note: | Access restricted to Curio subscribers |
| Creation/Production Credits Note: | Producer: Van Koeverden, Jane. |
| Target Audience Note: | 15-17. |
| System Details Note: | Available on the Internet. MODE OF ACCESS via web browser by entering the following URL: https://curio.ca/en/catalog/3059214c-59a7-46f7-9ad3-2fa20392dbec |
| Immediate Source of Acquisition Note: | CBC/Radio Canada has perpetual access rights to this streaming content. |
| Language Note: | In English. Closed-captioned. |
| Source of Description Note: | Source of description from Canadian Broadcasting Corporation |
