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Voices of the lost : a novel

Barak�at, Hud�a 1952- (author.). Booth, Marilyn, (translator.).

Summary: Winner of the International Prize for Arabic Fiction, this novel weaves together a series of devastating confessions about life in contemporary Arab society This profound and disturbing 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.

Record details

ISBN: 9780300255263
ISBN: 0300255268
ISBN: 9780300258400
ISBN: 0300258402
Physical Description: 1 online resource
remote
Computer data.
Publisher: New Haven : Yale University Press, 2021.

Content descriptions

General Note:	CatMonthString:june.23 Multi-User.
Formatted Contents Note:	Frontmatter -- Dedication -- PART ONE. Those Who are Lost -- PART TWO. Those Who are Searching -- PART THREE. Those Who are Left Behind -- Author's Acknowledgements -- Translator's Acknowledgements -- About the Authors
Type of Computer File or Data Note:	Text (HTML), electronic book.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: Internet.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:	Access requires VIU IP addresses and is restricted to VIU students, faculty and staff. Access restricted by subscription.
Issuing Body Note:	Made available online by JSTOR.
Source of Description Note:	Online resource; title from PDF title page (De Gruyter, viewed April 22, 2021).