Mister N

by Najwa Barakat

Shortlisted for the 2023 EBRD Literature Prize

Modern-day Beirut is seen through the eyes of a failed writer, the eponymous Mister N. He has left his comfortable apartment and checked himself into a hotel--he thinks. Certainly, they take good care of him there. Meanwhile, on the streets below, a grim pageant: there is desperate poverty, the ever-present threat of violence, and masses of Syrian refugees planning to reach Europe...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1913505324
• ISBN13: 9781913505325
• Release Date: May 2022
• Publisher: And Other Stories
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.0" x 7.7"