Houman Barekat Houman Barekat i(14198209 works by)
Gender: Male
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1 Crime Thriller Meets Immigrant Tale Houman Barekat , 2017 single work review
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 11 November 2017;

— Review of Black Rock White City A. S. Patrić , 2015 single work novel

'Australian author AS Patrić’s debut novel tells the story of two migrants from the former Yugoslavia trying to rebuild their lives in late 1990s Australia. Black Rock is a suburb of Melbourne with a large immigrant population, and “white city” – the literal English translation of “Belgrade” – connotes renewal and regeneration, the blank slate of a fresh start. His protagonists, Jovan and Suzana, lost everything in the Balkan conflict: their two young children, their livelihoods and much of their will to live. Suzana was raped and Jovan tortured. In Australia they take jobs that are beneath their level of education: she works as a carer; he, formerly a university lecturer, is now a hospital janitor. Jovan used to be a prolific poet and Suzana wrote fiction, but neither has done much writing since they migrated.' (Introduction)

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