Saad Z Hossain Explained

Saad Z. Hossain is a Bangladeshi author writing in English. He lives in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

His war satire, Escape from Baghdad!, was published in 2015 by Unnamed Press[1] in the US, and Aleph[2] in India. It was translated into French by Agullo Editions, as Bagdad la Grande Evasion. This book was a finalist for the Grand Prix de L'imaginaire 2018. [3]

His second book, Djinn City, was released in 2017 by Unnamed Press, Aleph Book Company, and Bengal Lights Publications. It was also published in French by Agullo Editions in October 2020, translated by Jean Francois Le Ruyet, who subsequently won the 2021 Grand Prix de L'imaginaire for his work on the book.

His third The Gurkha and the Lord of Tuesday, was published in summer 2019 by Tor.com.[4] It has received critical acclaim and was a finalist for the Locus Awards as well as the IGNYTE Awards 2020 by Fiyahcon.[5]

His fourth book, Cyber Mage was published in 2021 by Unnamed Press in the US, and ULAB Press, in Bangladesh. It is a sequel to Djinn City and Gurkha, set in Dhaka, some years in the future.

His fifth book, Kundo Wakes Up, was published in 2022, by Tor.com. It was on the Locus[6] reading list of best novellas for 2022, and is on the longlist for the British Science Fiction Association awards. [7]

Reviews of his work

His books have received great reviews, and were included in some year end lists, including Financial Times Books of the year 2015[8] and Tor Reviewers Choice for 2015.[9]

Bibliography

Novels & Novellas

Selected Short Stories

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Saad Z. Hossain . Unnamed Press . 2016-10-27.
  2. Web site: Saad Z. Hossain . Saad Z. Hossain . Aleph Book Company . 2013-07-18 . 2016-10-27.
  3. Web site: 2018 Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire Finalists. 9 April 2018.
  4. Web site: Chen . Ruoxi . Announcing The Gurkha and the Lord of Tuesday: A New Novella from Saad Z. Hossain, Author of Djinn City . Tor.com . 31 October 2018.
  5. Web site: The IGNYTE Awards. 6 August 2020.
  6. Web site: 2022 Recommended Reading List . February 2023 .
  7. Web site: Vote for the BSFA Awards .
  8. News: Lorien Kite . The FT's best books of 2015 . Financial Times . Ft.com . 2015-11-27 . 2016-10-27.
  9. Web site: Reviewers' Choice: The Best Books of 2015 . Tor.com . 2015-12-02 . 2016-10-27.
  10. Web site: Title: Baghdad Immortals . 2023-09-10 . www.isfdb.org.
  11. Book: DJINN CITY Kirkus Reviews. en.
  12. Web site: 2021-11-07. T.G. Shenoy Reviews Cyber Mage by Saad Z. Hossain. 2022-02-24. Locus Online. en-US.
  13. Web site: Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Horror Book Review: Kundo Wakes Up by Saad Z. Hossain. Tordotcom, $15.99 trade paper (208p) ISBN 978-1-250-82392-2. 2022-02-24. PublishersWeekly.com. en.
  14. Web site: The Apex Book of World SF: Volume 4 . The Apex Book of World SF 4 edited by Mahvesh Murad | Apex Publications . Apexbookcompany.com . 2015-07-08 . 2016-10-27.
  15. Web site: Revealing the Table of Contents for The Djinn Falls in Love . Tor.com . 2016-10-20 . 2016-10-27.
  16. Book: 978-1781085738. The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year, Volume Twelve. Strahan. Jonathan. Reynolds. Alastair. Nagata. Linda. Lee. Yoon Ha. Hutchinson. Dave. Das. Indrapramit. Larson. Rich. Kiernan. Caitlín R.. Egan. Greg. Yoachim. Caroline. Wilson. Kai Ashante. Anders. Charlie Jane. 22 March 2018.
  17. Web site: Made to Order.

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