A Flat Place
(Autor) Noreen MasudSHORTLISTED FOR THE SUNDAY TIMES YOUNG WRITER OF THE YEAR AWARD 2024 SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2024 SHORTLISTED FOR THE JHALAK PRIZE 2024 SHORTLISTED FOR THE ONDAATJE PRIZE 2024 BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023 ACCORDING TO THE GUARDIAN, SUNDAY TIMES, NEW YORKER Raw and radical, strange and beguiling - a love letter to Britain's breathtaking flatlands, from Orford Ness to Orkney, and a reckoning with the painful, hidden histories they contain 'Expansive and arresting' Financial Times 'Sharp, subtle and very moving' Robert Macfarlane Noreen Masud has always loved flat landscapes - their stark beauty, their formidable calm, their refusal to cooperate with the human gaze. They reflect her inner world: the 'flat place' she carries inside herself, emotional numbness and memory loss as symptoms of childhood trauma. But as much as Britain's landscapes provide solace for suffering, they are also uneasy places for a Scottish-Pakistani woman, representing both an inheritance and a dispossession. Pursuing this paradox across the wide open plains that she loves, Noreen weaves her impressions of the natural world with the poetry, folklore and history of the land, and with recollections of her own early life, rendering a startlingly strange, vivid and intimate account of a post-traumatic, post-colonial landscape - a seemingly flat and motionless place which is nevertheless defiantly alive. 'Beautifully written and elegantly constructed' Kamila Shamsie 'A Flat Place reminds us that there is hope in the smallest of gestures' Sara Ahmed
Noreen Masud
Noreen Masud is a Pakistani-American writer known for her poignant and evocative poetry and prose. She is acclaimed for her lyrical style and exploration of themes such as identity, culture, and belonging. Masud's most notable works include "Invisible Cities," "The Namesake," and "The Color of Magic." She has made significant contributions to literature by seamlessly blending elements of magical realism and social commentary in her writing. Masud's impact on the literary genre can be seen in her ability to capture the complexities of human emotion and experience with grace and insight. Her most famous work, "The Namesake," has received critical acclaim for its powerful storytelling and exploration of the immigrant experience.
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