The Refugee Ocean

by Pauls Toutonghi

Pauls Toutonghi, professor of English, takes readers on a journey from Aleppo on the brink of civil war, to Lebanon in the late 1940s, to Havana during the Cuban Revolution, to the suburbs of Washington, D.C. This novel grapples with what it means to be an immigrant, shows how wounds can heal, and highlights the role of music and art in the resilience of the human spirit. Simon & Schuster, 2023. 352 pages.

• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Date of publication: 2023
• Format: 352 pages