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Outcast
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- Book Synopsis
- **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 ABOULELA WINNER OF THE 2023 RSL GILES ST AUBYN AWARD
- About The Author
- Oliver Basciano is a journalist and critic based in S¦o 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.
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- ISBN
- 9780571384310
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber, (16 July 2026)
- Number of Pages
- 320
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 198 x 129 mm
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