On wonder, knowledge and ways of seeing the world.
The author says the idea came from family stories heard in childhood and years of research in old archives.
The book is divided into short chapters that read like separate stories and slowly come together.
About the book
Critics have praised the author’s precise language and the way small details carry the weight of the story.
The novel follows its characters across several decades, moving between memory and the present in a lyrical voice.
We write to understand ourselves, and we read to discover the world.
The book has already been shortlisted for several prizes and translation rights are under discussion.
Readers will find a moving portrait of a city and its people at a time of great change.
