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English Summary/英文概要： What parts of ourselves are lost and found when life takes us somewhere new? A bride joining her husband in Britain yearns for the freedom of her student days in Sudan; a Scottish groom loses his way whilst visiting his prospective in-laws in Khartoum; a romance fails to bloom between a spoilt Sudanese girl and a working-class Scottish boy. Set against the backdrop of the British immigrant experience, these stories lay bare the everyday highs and lows encountered by those searching for a place where they belong.
In this luminous new collection, Leila Aboulela explores powerful themes with sensitivity and realism as she visits the spaces that lie between here and home.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 来自当代最为优秀的作家之一的最新小说，入围本届2018年度社会小说奖，Leila Aboulela的这部’他乡’向我们展现了一位孤身在外的中东移民女子的真实生活，这部小说还受到了各位名家，J.M.库切，苏格兰当代著名作家、2015年百利女性小说奖得主Ali Smith，和Aminatta Forna的力荐。
一位年轻的女子与前同窗的意外相遇，让她痛苦地回想起自己之前在[苏丹]喀土穆的生活。一个在（英国）阿伯丁郡的有钱苏丹学子，与一个苏格兰男人开始了一段不可思议的友谊。一个女人和她最喜爱的作家，展开了一段持续升温的关系，这些看似不相干的人分享着彼此间共同的文化折射出各自不同对身份的认同和冲突。
穿梭于喀土穆尘土飞扬、阳光明媚的街道与阿伯丁郡和伦敦的大学大厅和狭窄的公寓之间。‘他乡’以微妙和克制的方式，探索出一个人为追求另一种生活而离开家园所带来的深切的渴望、失落和疏离感。(Sandy)
Awards/获奖情况： winner of the saltire society fiction book of the year 2018
‘A lovely collection of stories about love, loneliness and spirituality’nadiya hussain , Good Housekeeping
SHORTLISTED FOR THE SALTIRE FICTION BOOKS OF THE YEAR AWARD 2018
LONGLISTED FOR THE PEOPLE’S BOOK PRIZE 2018
’This is the modern female voice ... fresh, diverse, challenging and uninhibited’ --Rachel Cusk
Elsewhere, Home is a rich and poignant reflection of a Britain built as ever from multiple perspectives and starting points. Fragile, curious, human voices blend, lose themselves, redefine themselves. The emigrant and immigrant experiences have always been part of our storytelling; these beautifully focused tales of Khartoum, Edinburgh, London, Cairo and beyond are a delight. --A.L. Kennedy
Exquisite fiction. There are gems here, elegantly cut, polished and framed. Luminous. --Fadia Faqir
‘A beautiful and desolate collection’ The Observer
‘Fantastic collection … Each story is earnest and engrossing, holding surprising depth for tales so compact … Aboulela ties together her expanding oeuvre with this poignant, impressive collection.’ Publishers’ Weekly, Starred Review
Full of elegance, tenderness and the small vulnerabilities that make up our lives --Roma Tearne
Aboulela is the kind of writer from whom British people need to hear --Telegraph
- Shortlisted this week for the Saltire Society Fiction Book of the Year (Scotland’s most prestigious book prize)
- Review in Good Housekeeping Magazine by British celebrity baker Nadiya Hussein: ’A lovely collection of short stories about love, loneliness and spirituality.’ (more reviews attached)
Elsewhere, Home won the Saltire Society Fiction Book of the Year Award (beating Irvine Walsh!) We are obviously delighted – this is Scotland’s biggest book prize. More info http://www.saltiresociety.org.uk/awards/literature/literary-awards/
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