The Feeling House by Saleh Addonia
'There is nothing to forget' A young girl awakes alone next to a burning truck and befriends a nearby cloud; an Eritrean refugee studies interior design as he attempts to build his new home; a group of illegal immigrants embark on an arduous journey in the city as they desperately seek: Her. Darting from the dark underbelly of London to the sexually impenetrable home, Saleh Addonia writes stories of displacement and frustration. Tinged with isolation and alienation, each tale strikes the imagination as Addonia weaves the surreal into devastatingly human stories. With a fable-like wisdom and poignancy, The Feeling House is a compelling, sometimes moving, portrayal of years of a profound disorientation that has fractured time and memory.
“A vital project illuminating the realities of human beings on the move across this restless planet” – Ian McMillan "the ultimate refuge for the loss of love and meaning" - Xiaolu Guo, writer of A Lover's Discourse and writer and director of She, A Chinese
Saleh Addonia was born in Eritrea from an Eritrean mother and an Ethiopian Father. As a child, he survived the Om Hajar massacre and migrated to Sudan. He grew up in refugee camps where he lost his hearing at the age of 12. Addonia spent his early teens in Saudi Arabia and arrived in London as an 18 years old refugee. Addonia has published a short stories collection in Italian, titled: She is Another Country, translated by Nausikaa Angelotti and published by the Swiss/Italian house, Casagrande editions. His work appeared in the Italian newspaper Il Sole 24 ORE and in Specimen and Zam magazines, and in an anthology, Lucifer Over London. He has been awarded The Royal Society for Literature, Literature Matters Awards 2021. The Feeling House is his first collection in English.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781910688786 |
| ISBN 10 | 1910688789 |
| Title | The Feeling House |
| Author | Saleh Addonia |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Holland House Books |
| Year published | 2022-05-05 |
| Number of pages | 200 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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