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ⓘ About Rabih Alameddine
Rabih Alameddine is a notable literary figure in the world who won the Faulkner/PEN Award. He has also been a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award, winner of the Lambda Literary Award for Gay Fiction, and the Arab American Book Award. Since he knew that he had always been very good at applied mathematics, Alameddine decided to go to the University of California, where he studied for an engineering degree. Rabih Alameddine ultimately decided to pursue his writing talents and soon was contacted to write “Koolaid” his first book. The work that he published in 1998 explored the Civil War in Beirut, the meaning of life, sex, death, and the AIDS epidemic.
All Book Series by Rabih Alameddine
The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (and His Mother)
Latest in the series · book 7 of 7 · published 2025
My Mother She Killed Me, My Father He Ate Me
Series opener · book 1 of 4 · published 2010
The Penguin Book of the International Short Story
Latest in the series · book 4 of 4 · published 2026
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Rabih Alameddine?
Rabih Alameddine is a notable literary figure in the world who won the Faulkner/PEN Award. He has also been a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award, winner of the Lambda Literary Award for Gay Fiction, and the Arab American Book Award. Since he knew that he had always been very good at applied mathematics, Alameddine decided to go to the University of California, where he studied for an engineering degree.
Which Rabih Alameddine series should I start with?
Rabih Alameddine's books stand alone rather than forming a numbered series, so there is no reading order to follow. The natural first pick is Koolaids: The Art of War (1998).
How many books has Rabih Alameddine written?
Rabih Alameddine has 12 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1998 and 2026. They are filed under 3 categories rather than in numbered series — chiefly Standalone Novels, Anthologies and Short Story Collections.
In what order should Rabih Alameddine's series be read?
No reading order is needed: none of the 12 books catalogued here do not form a numbered series, so any title can be picked up first. Within each category they are listed by publication year.
How are Rabih Alameddine's books organised into series?
This guide splits Rabih Alameddine's 12 books into categories rather than numbered series: Standalone Novels (7 books); Anthologies (4 books); Short Story Collections (1 book).