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by Andrea Tompa

Between two homelands

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Between two homelands

A class reunion sets an unnamed emigrant’s return in motion, linking the present journey with memories of leaving decades earlier. The narrative also gathers the later lives of former classmates: some have dispersed across the world, while others remained. Through these intersecting histories, Home considers how migration, estrangement, and belonging shape a sense of self—and how people’s lives change over time. Its attention to both those who left and those who stayed gives the homecoming a wider frame than one person’s return.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • For readers interested in migration and the experience of living between homelands.
  • For readers drawn to fiction about memory, belonging, and the changing lives of former classmates.

Themes

Migration and homecomingEstrangement and belongingMemory and selfhoodChange over time

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Book overview

Prompted by a class reunion, this is a tale of homecoming after extended absence which engages with the archaeology of the self in the context of estrangement and belonging. Having taken the decision to emigrate decades earlier, Tompa's unnamed protagonist is caught between two worlds, navigating a journey from one homeland to another, and suddenly facing an upsurge of revelations that have a strong emotional impact. Home takes in landmark events from the past, starting with the youthful ease with which the protagonist had set off on an adventure of a lifetime, and continuing with the personal stories of former classmates - some also scattered around the world, and others who decided to stay put. Home negotiates diverse orders of experience and presumed difference without being judgmental, and attention is being drawn to ongoing change over time - be it in the lives of those who opted to stay or to leave.

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