‘Love, Loss and Longing’: The Best Books on Migration, Chosen by Writers

The book ‘American Dirt’ has put the spotlight on important issues relating to stories about migration. These narratives are vital towards our better understanding of why people move, and how they do it. In this article, renowned authors choose the best books on migration that should be added to your 2020 reading list.

The authors point to  Luis Alberto Urrea’s, The House of Broken Angels, Elaine Castillo’s America is Not the Heart set in and around San Francisco along with Tim Hernandez, All They Will Call You.  Author Angie Cruz points us to Bang by Daniel Peña, Butterfly Boy by Rigoberto González, Mean by Myriam Gurba and The Moths and Other Stories by Helena María Viramontes. Moshin Hamid, suggests Tayeb Salih’s Season of Migration to the North. It is a novel about a young man’s journey from Sudan to Europe. Moshin also recommends, Julie Otsuka’s The Buddha in the Attic.

Read the entire article to learn about other great reads on the Guardian’s website.