Details:
- author: Balsam Karam
- full title: The Singularity
- narrator: Mara Wilson
- genre: literary fiction
- country: Sweden
- topics: #motherhood, #loss, refugees
- publisher: Dreamscape Media
- publish date: 26 Mar 2024
- timing: 3:24:00
My Rating of the Audiobook:
- content: 💙💙💙💙
- narration: 💙💙💙💙💙
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Excerpt from the Book:
Meanwhile elsewhere—just as the light turns green and the cars along a coastline prepare to leave the city towards the half desert and the mountains—more slowly than ever a woman crosses the highway, which, along with the corniche, is all that holds the ocean ever rising at bay.
The woman is alone, searching for her child.
Nothing in her face recalls what once was and if someone shouts her name, she doesn’t turn around and say no or stop it in the language no one here understands or wants anything to do with; if they stop, she doesn’t meet their gaze and if they say wait, she doesn’t come back with a why nor later I have just as much right to walk here as you do, why can’t you understand that?
My Thoughts:
Although The Singularity is a relatively short novel, it’s very well-written and original. The non-linear narrative presents the story of two women. Author intertwines the themes of motherhood, refugees, and loss.Balsam Karam is a Swedish writer and librarian of Iranian Kurdish descent, and she obviously knows the topics covered here.
The narrator, Mara Wilson (known for Matilda), did an amazing job. She narrates this sad novel perfectly.
About the Author:
Balsam Karam (born 29 July 1983) is a Swedish writer and librarian of Iranian Kurdish descent. In 2018, she released her first book, Händelsehorisonten (Event Horizon). For the book, she received the Smlits migrantpris in 2021. In 2021, she released her second book, Singulariteten (The Singularity). The book was shortlisted for the 2021 European Union Prize for Literature.
About the Narrator:
Mara Wilson is perhaps best known for her roles in movies such as Matilda, Miracle on 34th Street, and Mrs. Doubtfire, as well as her voice-over work on Big Hero 6, Batman Beyond, BoJack Horseman, and Welcome to Night Vale. She has narrated several audiobooks, including One For All, The Faceless Old Woman Who Secretly Lives in Your Home, They Drown Our Daughters, and her own memoir, Where Am I Now?, which was named one of the best books of 2016 by Goodreads, Entertainment Weekly, and NPR.
