Kirjahaku

SHORTLISTED FOR THE GILLER PRIZE"An absorbing, affecting novel of grief and love, it's so assured and deftly executed that it's hard to believe it's a debut." Daily MailAn internationally-bestselling, and multi-award-winning, tale of impossible love and family secrets in late-twentieth century Egypt.Cairo, 1980s. Tarek’s whole life is laid out for him. A doctor like his father, he has taken over the family medical practice, married his childhood sweetheart and is well respected in society. When he opens a clinic in a disadvantaged area of the city, he meets Ali, a young man who is free from the societal pressures that govern Tarek’s life. This chance encounter will change everything, throwing Tarek’s marriage, career and his entire existence into question. From bustling Cairo to the harsh winters of Montréal, from the reign of Nasser to the dawn of a new century, Tarek wanders and reminisces. Meanwhile, thousands of miles away, someone is compiling the chapters of his story . . .

I 1980’ernes Kairo lever Tariq op til alle de forventninger, samfundet stiller til ham. Som nygift, ung læge overtager han sin fars praksis og den polyklinik, som de sammen har skabt i et af byens slumkvarterer. Men en dag møder han en person, der kommer til at ændre hans liv for altid. Han bliver nødt til at træffe store beslutninger og emigrerer til Canada.20 år senere vender han tilbage til Kairo, men er der stadig noget, der binder ham til det land, han har forladt?Éric Chacours debutroman var en af de store sensationer, da den i 2023 udkom først i Canada og siden i Frankrig, hvor bogen blev belønnet med flere priser.