Rawi Hage creates an unsettling vision of immigrant life in Canada with his unnamed schizophrenic anti-hero. Half man and half cockroach, the thief scuttles through the shadows and storm drains of Montreal peering in on the privileged from the fringe of society. He is exiled and largely ignored. His state-mandated therapy sessions reveal a troubled and violent past in the war-torn Middle East and give insight not only into why he emigrated, but also why he retreated within himself. Despite his hallucinations, the thief’s keen observations of society are dead on and darkly funny. Beautifully written, Hage’s sophomore novel is a captivating read.
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