Outcast

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In Search of Leprosy, a Misunderstood Disease

Häftad, Engelska, 2026

AvOliver Basciano

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**A TELEGRAPH BOOK OF THE YEAR**Encountering the last leprosarium in Europe and remote villages in Mozambique, moving through Siberian settlements and Brazil's hinterlands, Outcast travels the margins of society and charts the history of a misunderstood disease. In doing so, it shines new light on the human condition, asking: does our sense of self always rely on the ostracisation of another?'Shocking, moving and sensitive.' TLS'Uplifting.' THE TIMES'Fascinating.' SPECTATOR'Remarkable.' LITERARY REVIEW'Gripping.' NATURE'Remarkable . . . grippingly and humanely recounted.'PHILIPPE SANDS'It is impossible not to be moved by the lives unfolding in these pages, impossible not to be left transformed and enlightened. 'LEILA ABOULELAWINNER OF THE 2023 RSL GILES ST AUBYN AWARD

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Utgivningsdatum2026-07-16
Mått129 x 198 x undefined mm
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor320
FörlagFaber & Faber
ISBN9780571384310

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Oliver Basciano is a journalist and critic based in São Paulo and London. His writing has appeared in the Guardian, Financial Times, The White Review and Times Literary Supplement; he has contributed to programming on BBC Radio 4 and is Editor-at-Large at ArtReview. In 2018 he was a judge for the Turner Prize. Outcast is his first book; he was the recipient of the 2023 RSL Giles St Aubyn Award, awarded for debut works of non-fiction.