Kamel Daoud – Zabor, or the Psalms
From the author of The Meursault Investigation, Kamel Daoud’s Zabor, or the Psalms is a magical, historical fiction novel. Having lost his mother and been disowned by his father, Zabor is instead raised by a book that teaches him a new language. Zabor realises his gift of writing can help stave off death. Then, one night his estranged half-brother turns up and tells him their father is on the verge of death. Zabor might be the only person who can delay that moment.