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The Island of Missing Trees

by Elif Shafak

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Book of the Day, NPR · November 23, 2021

'The Island of Missing Trees' uses, well, trees to chronicle generational trauma

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A novel about a family from Cyprus set against the backdrop of the island's conflict in the 1970s, told in part from the perspective of a fig tree, exploring generational trauma while avoiding themes of tribalism and nationalism.

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