{"product_id":"the-singularity-by-balsam-karam","title":"'The Singularity' by Balsam Karam","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none [\u0026amp;:has([data-writing-block])\u0026gt;*]:pointer-events-auto R6Vx5W_threadScrollVars scroll-mb-[calc(var(--scroll-root-safe-area-inset-bottom,0px)+var(--thread-response-height))] scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-8 [--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-xs,calc(var(--spacing)*4))] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-sm,calc(var(--spacing)*6))] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-lg,calc(var(--spacing)*16))] px-(--thread-content-margin)\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\" class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+\u0026amp;]:mt-1\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert wrap-break-word w-full light markdown-new-styling\"\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eThe Singularity\u003c\/em\u003e is a short, formally tilted novel about displacement, grief and catastrophic loss, and how they work together to distort time.\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt begins in an unnamed coastal city, where a mother searches for her missing daughter, and gradually folds that disappearance into the life of another woman: herself displaced by war, carrying another history of family rupture and erasure. Karam refuses the tidy architecture of conventional narrative. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe novel moves between mothers, daughters and grandmothers, between exile and return, between what can be remembered and what has become almost impossible to name. Domestic details sit beside disappearance, political violence and poverty without being used merely as background scenery; the ordinary world is precisely where historical catastrophe has lodged itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginally published in Swedish in 2021, \u003cem\u003eThe Singularity\u003c\/em\u003e is Karam’s second novel and her English-language debut. It was shortlisted for Sweden’s August Prize and the European Union Prize for Literature. This edition is translated by Saskia Vogel. \u003cspan class=\"contents\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEdition \u0026amp; condition: Text Publishing, Melbourne, 2024. Australian paperback edition. Translated by Saskia Vogel. Light shelf wear; internally clean. Very good condition.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"bower studio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46063905669203,"sku":null,"price":14.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0689\/0268\/2707\/files\/womenintranslation-2026-08-29T130821.197.png?v=1787972979","url":"https:\/\/bowerbooks.com\/products\/the-singularity-by-balsam-karam","provider":"bower books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}