Leilah Nadir is a Canadian novelist and writer.

Biography

She was born to an Iraqi father and an

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mother, and she was raised in Britain and Canada. Nadir holds a master's degree in English Literature from the

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, and also a Joint Honours bachelor's degree in English and History from

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. Nadir has previously worked in both

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and

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in the publishing industry. Since the US-led

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, she has written numerous articles and broadcast political commentaries for CBC,

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, and she has also published a feature article in Brick magazine. In September 2007, she published The Orange Trees of Baghdad: In Search of My Lost Family (Key Porter Books), which details her Iraqi father's story and her Iraqi family's experiences since the 2003 invasion of Iraq. The book includes family photographs as well as contemporary photos by acclaimed

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photojournalist Farah Nosh; it was widely praised on publication, notably by Naomi Klein and Noam Chomsky. In July 2008, she won the George Ryga award for Social Awareness in Literature. The Orange Trees of Baghdad was published in Canada, Italy, Australia and New Zealand, France, Turkey, the UK Commonwealth and the USA. Nadir currently lives in Vancouver, British Columbia with her husband, son and daughter.The Banff Centre – Biography
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Bibliography

* ''The Orange Trees of Baghdad: In Search of My Lost Family''

References

External links

Official Site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Nadir, Leilah Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Alumni of the University of Edinburgh Canadian women novelists British emigrants to Canada British people of Iraqi descent Canadian people of Iraqi descent Canadian people of Assyrian descent Canadian non-fiction writers Canadian writers of Asian descent Canadian women non-fiction writers