Arcx: Saad Z. Hossain

Saad Z. Hossain, is the #bestsellingauthor of the #Djinn series, which includes Djinn City, The Gurkha and the Lord of Tuesday, Kundo Wakes Up and Cyber Mage.
His debut novel, Escape from Baghdad! was a finalist at the Grand Prix de L’imaginaire in 2018. The Gurkha and the Lord of Tuesday also received critical acclaim and was a finalist at the Locus Awards and the IGNYTE awards in 2020.
Kundo Wakes Up, the sequel to The Gurkha and the Lord of Tuesday, was published in 2022, and made it to the Locus list of Best Novellas for 2022. It was also longlisted for the British Science Fiction Association Awards that year.
In this episode, host Anjali Slappat and Saad discuss classic literature, writing for fun, the importance of a snarky protagonist, #JaneEyre vs. #janeausten , #AI in #developingcountries, #philosophy, broken people, and of course, djinn.
You can follow Saad on Twitter @saadzhossain