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akilatalkutub's review
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
Where the Wind Calls Home by Samar Yazbek and translated by Leri Price is heart-achingly beautiful. Ali loves the wind and nature and only wishes to follow the same path as his beloved saint. He does not quite fit into society and shies away from expectations. Outside Ali's bubble, things are changing. Other groups are forming and organizing and imposing different orders through intimidation and violence. The novel is centered on Ali who is dying under a tree. We pass dreamlike from the present to the past and back again, ever intermingling. It made me wish we could create a better world for all the Alis.
Price is an excellent translator and has done a tremendous job supporting the ambiance of the novel through her word choices.
This was the first fiction by Samar Yazbek I have read. I previously read her non-fiction تسع عشرة امرأة and have tremendous respect for her work.
Many thanks to NetGalley and World Editions for an eARC of this book.
Price is an excellent translator and has done a tremendous job supporting the ambiance of the novel through her word choices.
This was the first fiction by Samar Yazbek I have read. I previously read her non-fiction تسع عشرة امرأة and have tremendous respect for her work.
Many thanks to NetGalley and World Editions for an eARC of this book.
Graphic: Gore
Minor: War
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