Saad Z Hossain


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 in the US, and Aleph in India. It was translated into French by Agullo Editions, as Bagdad la Grande Evasion.
His second book, Djinn City, was released in 2017 also by Unnamed Press, Aleph Book Company, and Bengal Lights Publications. It is also currently being translated into French by Agullo Editions.
His third book will be published in summer 2019 by Tor.com. It is called The Gurkha and the Lord of Tuesday.

Criticism

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

Anthologies

His short stories have also been included in various anthologies, most notable of which are:
"Djinns Live by the Sea", in the Apex Book of World SF 4.
"Bring Your Own Spoon", in The Djinns Fall in Love., as well as The Best Science Fiction & Fantasy of the Year Vol 12