Hoda Barakat is een bejubelde Libanese romanschrijfster, wiens werken worden gekenmerkt door een diepgaande verkenning van de menselijke psyche en maatschappelijke omstandigheden. Ze duikt vaak in thema's als identiteit, ontworteling en de zoektocht naar betekenis in turbulente tijden. Haar proza valt op door zijn poëtische en toch indringende kwaliteit, waardoor lezers intiem toegang krijgen tot de complexe innerlijke levens van haar personages. Barakat's onderscheidende stem verrijkt de hedendaagse Arabische literatuur aanzienlijk.
This spellbinding novel narrates the many-layered recollections of a hallucinating man in devastated Beirut. The desolate, almost surreal, urban landscape is enriched by the unfolding of the family sagas of Niqula Mitri and his beloved Shamsa.
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.
"Six strangers. Six letters. A chain of dark confessions, none of which reaches the intended recipient. Over the course of one hundred profound and disturbing pages, The Night Post tells the story of characters living on the periphery, battling with devastating poverty, fighting their own demons. Set in an unnamed country torn apart by war, the six characters at the heart of this tale are compelled to share their most personal secrets. This outstanding novella addresses some of the defining issues of our age: migration, conflict and exploitation. From one of today's most talented Arabic writers, The Night Post forces the reader to ask whether, in an oppressively connected world, we are drifting ever further apart."--Provided by publisher
Suitable for learners of Arabic at the advanced low proficiency level, this supplementary text adds variety and fun to a regular course on Arabic and is complete with exercises in order to guide learners, improve their Arabic reading skills, and increase their knowledge of Arabic culture.