Babak Lakghomi at Queen Books for Canadian Indie Bookstore Day - Dundurn

Babak Lakghomi at Queen Books for Canadian Indie Bookstore Day

Celebrate Canadian Independent Bookstore Day at Queen Books in Toronto, and join the Adult Literary Hour, with readings from Babak Lakghomi, Cassidy McFadzean, and others!

South

B, a journalist, travels to the South of an unnamed desert country for a mysterious mission to write a report about the recent strikes on an offshore oil rig. From the beginning of his trip, he is faced with a cruel and broken landscape of drought and decay, superstitious believers of evil winds and spirits, and corrupt entities focused on manipulation and censorship. As he tries to defend himself against his unknown enemies, we learn about his father’s disappearance, his fading love with his wife, and his encounter with an unknown woman. A puzzle-like novel about totalitarianism, surveillance, alienation, and guilt that questions the forces that control us.