About the Author |
N.Y. Saleh |
Dr Nabil Y Saleh was born in Sydney in 1971 to an Egyptian (recently immigrated) father and anglo-Australian mother. After living in England for 3 years, he was raised in Sydney’s inner west and later attended the University of NSW where he graduated in his medical degree with honours. After marrying his childhood sweetheart (whose meagre first year nursing wage supported them) whilst still a university student, he went on to complete his anaesthetic specialty training in record time at Liverpool Hospital in Sydney’s Southwest, and has proudly been part of its transformation from a small district hospital to one of the largest hospitals in Australasia.
He is a father to 3 wonderful boys and has a passion for skiing anything that would make most people quiver in fear. His other passions include playing any ball sport and spending time with his family, whether it be playing Starcraft 2, watching a movie or trekking through the rainforest.
Dr Saleh is a keen student of philosophy and is widely read in this area, obtaining high distinctions at UNSW in his studies on beliefs and values in secular society. He has a particular interest in the relationship between individuals and the society in which they live, and when an individual’s rights can be overturned by the government. Strangely, reflection on this merged with the idea of writing stories for his eldest son who was struggling to read. The result was Search for the Avatar, a book which has nothing to do with computers or 3D animation.
Dr Saleh is proud to say he is a reader before being an author and hopes other readers will lose themselves in a fantasy story which is not just about love and hate or good and evil, but also about the grey area of good people doing bad things so good can result. Can evil acts be justified by a good outcome?
