Noola and the Whale Changeling

THE BALLAD OF THE SPERM WHALE AND THE GIANT SQUIDNoola's Saharan village is razed to the ground on the day of her genital cutting ritual. She flees through the desert, taking the Mediterranean route and finally overland, surviving with the help of wild animals in dangerous situations. In Babel, she happens upon the whale changeling Severin Roosmeer, a famous writer. For what purpose did fate bring these two people together?