Hoda Barakat je oceňovaná libanonská autorka, ktorej diela sa vyznačujú hlbokým vhľadom do ľudskej psychiky a spoločenských pomerov. Vo svojej tvorbe sa často zaoberá témami identity, vy korenenosti a hľadaním zmyslu v búrlivých časoch. Jej štýl je popisovaný ako poetický a zároveň prenikavý, čo čitateľom umožňuje nahliadnuť do zložitých vnútorných svetov jej postáv. Barakat svojím jedinečným hlasom prispieva k obohateniu modernej arabskej literatúry.
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.
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.