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'''''Lost Children Archive''''' is a 2019 novel by writer [[Valeria Luiselli]]. Luiselli was in part inspired by the ongoing American policy of [[Trump administration family separation policy|separating children from their parents]] at the Mexican-American border.<ref name=nytparul>{{cite news |last1=Sehgal |first1=Parul |title=Valeria Luiselli’s Latest Novel Is a Mold-Breaking New Classic |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/11/books/review-lost-children-archive-valeria-luiselli.html |accessdate=31 May 2019 |publisher=''[[The New York Times]]'' |date=11 February 2019}}</ref> The novel is the first book Luiselli wrote in English.<ref name=nytparul/>
'''''Lost Children Archive''''' is a 2019 novel by writer [[Valeria Luiselli]]. Luiselli was in part inspired by the ongoing American policy of [[Trump administration family separation policy|separating children from their parents]] at the Mexican-American border.<ref name=nytparul>{{cite news |last1=Sehgal |first1=Parul |title=Valeria Luiselli’s Latest Novel Is a Mold-Breaking New Classic |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/11/books/review-lost-children-archive-valeria-luiselli.html |accessdate=31 May 2019 |publisher=''[[The New York Times]]'' |date=11 February 2019}}</ref> The novel is the first book Luiselli wrote in English.<ref name=nytparul/>


The novel details a cross-country journey by car by a husband and wife, Mama and Papa, and their children, "the girl" and "the boy," both from previous relationships.<ref>{{cite news |last1=McAlpin |first1=Heller |title=Real Life Informs A Tense Trip In 'Lost Children Archive' |url=https://www.npr.org/2019/02/12/693595614/real-life-informs-a-tense-trip-in-lost-children-archive |accessdate=31 May 2019 |publisher=[[NPR]] |date=12 February 2019}}</ref>
The novel details a cross-country journey in a car by a husband and wife, Mama and Papa, and their children, "the girl" and "the boy," both from previous relationships.<ref>{{cite news |last1=McAlpin |first1=Heller |title=Real Life Informs A Tense Trip In 'Lost Children Archive' |url=https://www.npr.org/2019/02/12/693595614/real-life-informs-a-tense-trip-in-lost-children-archive |accessdate=31 May 2019 |publisher=[[NPR]] |date=12 February 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Feathers |first1=Lori |title=The Sounds of Exile: On Valeria Luiselli’s “Lost Children Archive” |url=https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/the-sounds-of-exile-on-valeria-luisellis-lost-children-archive/#! |accessdate=31 May 2019 |publisher=''Los Angeles Review of Books'' |date=16 February 2019}}</ref>


According to literary review aggregator [[LitHub|Book Marks]], the novel received overwhelmingly positive reviews.<ref>{{cite web |title=Lost Children Archive |url=https://bookmarks.reviews/reviews/lost-children-archive/ |website=Book Marks |publisher=Literary Hub |accessdate=31 May 2019}}</ref>
According to literary review aggregator [[LitHub|Book Marks]], the novel received overwhelmingly positive reviews.<ref>{{cite web |title=Lost Children Archive |url=https://bookmarks.reviews/reviews/lost-children-archive/ |website=Book Marks |publisher=Literary Hub |accessdate=31 May 2019}}</ref>

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Lost Children Archive
AuthorValeria Luiselli
Pages400 pages

Lost Children Archive is a 2019 novel by writer Valeria Luiselli. Luiselli was in part inspired by the ongoing American policy of separating children from their parents at the Mexican-American border.[1] The novel is the first book Luiselli wrote in English.[1]

The novel details a cross-country journey in a car by a husband and wife, Mama and Papa, and their children, "the girl" and "the boy," both from previous relationships.[2][3]

According to literary review aggregator Book Marks, the novel received overwhelmingly positive reviews.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b Sehgal, Parul (11 February 2019). "Valeria Luiselli's Latest Novel Is a Mold-Breaking New Classic". The New York Times. Retrieved 31 May 2019. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  2. ^ McAlpin, Heller (12 February 2019). "Real Life Informs A Tense Trip In 'Lost Children Archive'". NPR. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  3. ^ Feathers, Lori (16 February 2019). "The Sounds of Exile: On Valeria Luiselli's "Lost Children Archive"". Los Angeles Review of Books. Retrieved 31 May 2019. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  4. ^ "Lost Children Archive". Book Marks. Literary Hub. Retrieved 31 May 2019.