Description
Winner of the International Prize for Arabic Fiction, this novel weaves together the voices of six strangers bound by circumstance and confession. In an unnamed country fractured by war, their letters, lost between borders and languages, reveal profound secrets and universal longings. Through spare yet deep prose, Hoda Barakat explores themes of displacement, love, and the desperate search for connection amidst societal collapse. This urgent and haunting story illuminates the resilience of the human spirit, even when home is no longer a sanctuary.
Available Editions
paperback
Yale University Press
Published Jan 1, 2021
144 pages
ISBN: 9780300255263
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Details
First Published
2021
Language
eng
Translation
From: ara
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Voices of the Lost by Hoda Barakat.