Noreen Masud
A Flat Place
A Flat Place
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In her book "A Flat Place," Noreen Masud explores the emotional numbness and memory loss caused by childhood trauma and how the flat landscapes of Britain reflect her inner world. She weaves her impressions of the natural world with poetry, folklore, and history, rendering a startlingly strange, vivid, and intimate account of a post-traumatic, post-colonial landscape.
Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 240 pages
Publication date: 04 April 2024
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
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
S
harp, 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
A Flat Place
is a powerful and thought-provoking exploration of identity, trauma, and the complexities of belonging in a post-colonial world.
Through her vivid and poetic prose, Noreen Masud offers a unique perspective on the landscape of Britain, challenging our assumptions and illuminating the hidden histories that shape our understanding of the land.
This book is a must-read for anyone interested in literature, geography, and the intersection of culture and history.
It is a testament to the power of storytelling and the ability of literature to transcend boundaries and connect us to the world around us.
Conclusion
In conclusion, A Flat Place is a remarkable achievement that showcases Noreen Masud's talent as a writer and her ability to capture the essence of the human experience.
Through her vivid and poetic prose, she offers a unique perspective on the landscape of Britain, challenging our assumptions and illuminating the hidden histories that shape our understanding of the land.
This book is a must-read for anyone interested in literature, geography, and the intersection of culture and history.
It is a testament to the power of storytelling and the ability of literature to transcend boundaries and connect us to the world around us.
Weight: 174g
Dimension: 129 x 198 x 24 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780241994337
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