Voices of the Lost

Name: Voices of the Lost
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SKU: 9781786077226
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Winner of the International Prize for Arabic Fiction 2019

By Hoda Barakat

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Voices of the Lost by Hoda Barakat is a poignant narrative exploring the interconnected stories of several displaced individuals. Through a series of letters that never reach their intended recipients, the novel delves into themes of exile, identity, and longing. Each letter reveals the personal struggles and hidden desires of characters searching for belonging and meaning in an uncertain world.
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This book may appeal to you if you enjoy deeply emotional and interconnected stories that explore themes of exile, displacement, and the shared human experience. Set against the backdrop of an unnamed Middle Eastern country, it weaves together the voices of lost souls through a series of letters, revealing their struggles and desires. If layered narratives and poignant reflections on identity resonate with you, this book could be a captivating read.

Voices of the Lost

Winner of the International Prize for Arabic Fiction, a devastating story of displacement, war, and the unlikely glimmer of hope in the dark

An astoundingly powerful novella weaving together a series of devastatingly honest confessions, from a prize-winning Lebanese author

Description

In an unnamed country torn apart by war, six strangers are compelled to share their darkest secrets. Taking pen to paper, each character attempts to put in writing what they can't bring themselves to say to the person they love – mother, father, brother, lost love. Their words form a chain of dark confessions, none of which reaches the intended recipient.

Profound, troubling and deeply human, Voices of the Lost tells the moving story of characters living on the periphery, battling with displacement, devastating poverty and the demons within themselves. From one of today's most talented Arabic writers, Voices of the Lost is an urgent story of lives intimately woven together in a society that is tearing itself apart.

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Hoda Barakat's novel, Voices of the Lost, is praised for its emotional depth and piercing exploration of themes such as displacement, loss, and the human condition. Critics commend the book's intense, lyrical prose and innovative use of undelivered letters to narrate the intersecting lives of its characters. The translation by Marilyn Booth is highlighted for capturing the raw honesty and starkness of the original, bringing to life the voices of existential refugees caught between worlds. Readers find the novel both deeply personal and universally resonant, reflecting the broader migrant experience and the complexities of the modern Arab world.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781786077226

Publisher: Oneworld Publications

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 04 February 2021

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Oneworld Publications

Contributors:

Translated by Marilyn Booth

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 16.0mm

Width: 135.0mm

Height: 216.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 208

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About the Author

Hoda Barakat was born in Beirut in 1952. She studied French Literature at the Lebanese University and moved to Paris with her family in 1989. She has published five novels and two plays. Her novels have been translated into several languages and received numerous prestigious prize nominations. The Tiller of Waters (2000) was awarded the Naguib Mahfouz Medal for Literature while her fifth novel, The Kingdom of This Earth, (2012) was longlisted for the International Prize for Arabic Fiction in 2013. In 2015, she was shortlisted for the Man Booker International Prize (at the time awarded in recognition of an author's body of work). She currently lives in France.