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Lost Children Archive

by Valeria Luiselli
Lost Children Archive - Thryft
Lost Children Archive - Thryft

Powerful exploration of family and immigration crisis.

"Lost Children Archive" is an introspective exploration of family dynamics and the immigration crisis at the US border. The book is narrated by the mother and father of two children on a road trip from New York to Arizona to document the sounds of the Apaches. Along the way, they explore their own relationship and the nature of storytelling. The book also sheds light on the journey of thousands of children migrating from Central America and Mexico to the US border. The unique narrative style and the author's lyrical prose make this a must-read for anyone interested in family dynamics, immigration, and the power of storytelling.

  • Booker Prize Nominee for Longlist (2019)
  • Dayton Literary Peace Prize Nominee for Fiction (2020)
  • National Book Critics Circle Award Nominee for Fiction (2019)
  • Women's Prize for Fiction Nominee for Longlist (2019)
  • Andrew Carnegie Medal for Fiction (2020)
  • Kirkus Prize Nominee for Fiction (2019)
  • Reading Women Award Nominee for Fiction (2019)
  • Rathbones Folio Prize (2020)
  • Dublin Literary Award (2021)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

Lost Children Archive

by Valeria Luiselli
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ISBN: 9780008290054
Authors: Valeria Luiselli
Publisher: Fourth Estate
Date of Publication: 2020-02-06
Related Collections: Contemporary, Literary Fiction
Related Topics: Literature
Goodreads rating: 3.81
(rated by 22528 readers)

Description

"A mould-breaking new classic ... The novel truly becomes novel again in her hands - electric, elastic, alluring, new" -- New York TimesA family in New York packs the car and sets out on a road trip. This will be the last journey they ever take together.In Central America and Mexico, thousands of children are on a journey of their own, travelling north to the US border. Not all of them will make it there."A wonderfully subtle story in which the experience of migrant children is filtered through the delicate, funny, effortlessly poetic account of a family's road trip from New York to the Mexican border" -- Guardian
 

Powerful exploration of family and immigration crisis.

"Lost Children Archive" is an introspective exploration of family dynamics and the immigration crisis at the US border. The book is narrated by the mother and father of two children on a road trip from New York to Arizona to document the sounds of the Apaches. Along the way, they explore their own relationship and the nature of storytelling. The book also sheds light on the journey of thousands of children migrating from Central America and Mexico to the US border. The unique narrative style and the author's lyrical prose make this a must-read for anyone interested in family dynamics, immigration, and the power of storytelling.

  • Booker Prize Nominee for Longlist (2019)
  • Dayton Literary Peace Prize Nominee for Fiction (2020)
  • National Book Critics Circle Award Nominee for Fiction (2019)
  • Women's Prize for Fiction Nominee for Longlist (2019)
  • Andrew Carnegie Medal for Fiction (2020)
  • Kirkus Prize Nominee for Fiction (2019)
  • Reading Women Award Nominee for Fiction (2019)
  • Rathbones Folio Prize (2020)
  • Dublin Literary Award (2021)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.