by HowardCurtis (Translator), Fabio Geda (Author)
I read somewhere that the decision to emigrate comes from a need to breathe. The hope of a better life is stronger than any other feeling. My mother decided it was better to know I was in danger far from her; but on the way to a different future, than to know I was in danger near her; but stuck in the same old fear. At the age of ten, Enaiatollah Akbari was left alone to fend for himself. This is the heartbreaking, unforgettable story of his journey from Afghanistan to Italy in an attempt to find a safe place to live.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 224
Publisher: Vintage
Published: 05 Jul 2012
ISBN 10: 009955545X
ISBN 13: 9780099555452
Book Overview: A beautiful, heartbreaking novel based on the true story of an Afghan boy's journey in search of a place to call home.