
Silence Is My Mother Tongue
Sulaiman Addonia · 2019
A refugee camp in Africa where a brother protects his mute sister. Addonia's second novel represents the most underrepresented literary geography (the refugee camp as place) and treats its characters with full complexity and dignity.
Best of Last 10 Years · the Pro canon
The case for it, the case against, and the rest of the canon open with Pro.