Observatoire des droits humains (anglais seulement)

Small Boat: this slim, devastating novel about a real migrant shipwreck reminds us of the cruelty of indifference

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par Fiona Murphy, Assistant Professor in Refugee and Intercultural Studies, Dublin City University

There’s a particular kind of story that’s rarely executed well – one without heroes, without lessons, without even the cold comfort of a villain you can confidently point at and say: there, that’s the evil. Vincent Delecroix’s Small Boat – a slim, bruising novel translated with quiet precision by Helen Stevenson – is that kind of story.

Small Boat, which was shortlisted…

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