Bibliograph

Voices of the lost, a novel, Hoda Barakat ; translated from the Arabic by Marilyn Booth

Type

Label

Voices of the lost, a novel, Hoda Barakat ; translated from the Arabic by Marilyn Booth

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Voices of the lost

Oclc number

1238102414

Responsibility statement

Hoda Barakat ; translated from the Arabic by Marilyn Booth

Series statement

The Margellos world republic of letters

Sub title

a novel

Summary

"This profound and disturbing award-winning novel by acclaimed Lebanese author Hoda Barakat tells the story of characters living on the periphery, battling with poverty, and fighting their own demons. Set in an unnamed, war-torn country, the novel consists of six letters-all intercepted by unintended recipients, all of whom are compelled to write their own letters of confession. An undocumented immigrant writes his former lover. A woman in a hotel writes a man from her past. An escaped torturer recounts his crimes to his mother. A former prostitute writes to her brother. A young queer man recounts to his estranged father his partner's battle with AIDS. Finally, the mailman leaves his own note. Incisive, troubling and deeply human, this is an urgent story of lives intimately woven together in a society that is tearing itself apart"--, Provided by publisher

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