Radius Islamicus

by Julian Samuel

  That my characters resemble anyone living or dead is absolute fiction.

  The Québec Arts and Letters Council, the Writers’ Trust of Canada, and the Ontario Arts Council: The Writer’s Reserve gave me grants to complete this work on nonstate actors.

  About the Author

  Currently residing in Toronto after living in Montreal for three decades, Julian Samuel is a writer, documentary filmmaker, and visual artist. Publications include a novel, Passage to Lahore, and poetry, Lone Ranger in Pakistan. He has directed many documentaries including: The Raft of the Medusa: Five voices on colonies, nations and histories, Into the European Mirror, City of the Dead and the World Exhibitions, Save and Burn and Atheism. His articles and essays have appeared in Canadian Literature and Fuse, Race and Class, The Montreal Gazette, Le Devoir, La Presse, Counterpunch, Books in Canada and Montreal Serai. Radius Islamicus is his second novel. For more information on Julian’s past and recent work, check out his website, www.julianjsamuel.com.