Service95 Recommends is the home of the books we love and reviews from our contributors. The Silence Of The Choir by Mohamed Mbougar Sarr, translated by Alison Anderson follows seventy-two migrants who arrive in a small Sicilian town, and their presence unsettles the locals and sparks a chorus of conflicting voices.
What Vincent Delecroix Says: “A fantastic novel, almost a tale, by the winner of the French Prix Goncourt 2021, relating in a polyphonic way the life and destiny of a small community of refugees or immigrants in the middle of Sicily. A beautiful, sometimes funny and heartbreaking description of the complex and moving meeting of two worlds, that casts another light on the condition of refugee, or what we call ‘migrant’, in a dehumanised way of speaking.”
What They Say: “Captivating, precise, sensual prose. A book that will stir your emotions and make you think. A love letter to literature, this novel is already a classic and it will haunt you.” – Leïla Slimani
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