Abbas El-Zein

A close-up portrait photo of Abbas El-Zein. He has light grey and black hair, and wears thin black glasses. He is wearing a blue buttoned shirt.

Abbas El-Zein has written two acclaimed works of fiction – a novel, Tell the Running Water and a collection of short stories, The Secret Maker of the World – as well as an award-winning memoir, Leave to Remain. Abbas has published essays and short stories about war, identity and displacement for HEAT Magazine, The New York Times, The Guardian, The Age, Meanjin, Overland and Tank Magazine. He is professor of environmental engineering at the University of Sydney.

All essays by Abbas El-Zein

Essay: Abbas El-Zein

Bullet,
Paper, Rock:
A Memoir of Words and Wars

Read an edited extract from Abbas El-Zein’s memoir Bullet, Paper, Rock: A Memoir of Words and Wars out now. Published with permission from the author and Upswell Publishing.
Apr. 2024 •