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A young Afghan boy seeks out of better life by first immigrating to Iran, and ultimately ends up in Italy. His journey is harrowing and touching. In the Sea there are Crocodiles is the true story of Enaiatollah Akbari. Fabio Geda, the author, serves as translator, but we hear Akbari's own words throughout.
What struck me most about this novel was the level of detail involved. The reader is carried along with the boy, hiding in trucks, crouching in confined spaces, going days without food or drink ...more
What struck me most about this novel was the level of detail involved. The reader is carried along with the boy, hiding in trucks, crouching in confined spaces, going days without food or drink ...more
Making the ultimate sacrifice for her ten-year-old son Enaiatollah Akbari's, Enaiatollah's mother accompanies him across the Afghanistan border illegally into Pakistan. Leaving him there, she returns to the rest of her family, with the hope that in Pakistan Enaiatollah will escape the clutches of the Taliban. So begins the young boy's five-year trek, wrought with challenges and danger, as he amazingly survives the harrowing journey across Pakistan, Iran, Turkey, Greece and ultimately to Italy. A
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In the Sea There Are Crocodiles depicts a part of Enaiatollah Akbari’s (Enaiat for short) life beginning from when his mother left him in Pakistan when he was just ten years old, up till when he reached and decided to live permanently in Italy. This accounts for eight years of his life, crossing six countries – Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran, Turkey, Greece and finally, Italy. That’s eight years of Enaita’s life spent in six countries written in no more than 215 pages (and mind you, it can be read
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Heart-wrenchingly genuine story of a 10 year old Hazara boy's journey from a war-struck grief-laden Afghanistan to Italy, via many countries and deportations.
However, everything in this book is what we already know through a zillion NYTimes or Times articles - the living conditions in Afghanistan, the different routes people take to get away from Afghanistan, the situation of immigrants in Pakistan, Iran, Turkey and Greece.
The book follows a very narrative tone, with the boy , now a grown adult ...more
However, everything in this book is what we already know through a zillion NYTimes or Times articles - the living conditions in Afghanistan, the different routes people take to get away from Afghanistan, the situation of immigrants in Pakistan, Iran, Turkey and Greece.
The book follows a very narrative tone, with the boy , now a grown adult ...more
Wow. This story really blew my mind...it is incredible what people will endure in search of a better life. This is a humbling read.
Very interesting story, more a memoir than a novel.
Review coming soon.
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