Description
A return to Manaus—an Amazonian city shaped by migration, commerce, and longing—sets the stage for a sweeping, intimate portrait of a Lebanese-Brazilian family whose bonds are as volatile as they are enduring. As the story unfolds around a large, unruly household, memory and identity collide, revealing how heritage can both shelter and fracture those who carry it. With Hatoum’s lyrical, observant style, the novel explores themes of exile and belonging, the politics of family power, and the ways the past keeps rewriting the present. Blending realism with the emotional charge of recollection, it offers a richly textured view of cultural hybridity in the North of Brazil—where every relationship feels like a chapter in a larger, unresolved history.
Available Editions
hardcover
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Published Oct 1, 2004
224 pages
ISBN: 9780747569060
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Details
First Published
2004
Language
eng
Translation
From: por
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Tale of a Certain Orient by Milton Hatoum.