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A Country of Refuge: An Anthology of Writing on Asylum Seekers

A Country of Refuge: An Anthology of Writing on Asylum Seekers

by Lucy Popescu (Editor), Lucy Popescu (Editor), A.L. Kennedy (Contributor), William Boyd (Contributor), Sebastian Barry (Contributor), Hanif Kureshi (Contributor)

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Synopsis

A Country of Refuge is a poignant, thought-provoking and timely anthology of writing on asylum seekers from some of Britain and Ireland's most influential voices, among them Sebastian Barry, William Boyd, A. L. Kennedy and Hanif Kureshi. Compiled and edited by human rights activist and writer Lucy Popescu, this powerful collection of short fiction, memoir, poetry and essays explores what it really means to be a refugee: to flee from conflict, poverty and terror; to have to leave your home and family behind; and to undertake a perilous journey, only to arrive on less than welcoming shores. These writings are a testament to the strength of the human spirit. The contributors articulate simple truths about migration that will challenge the way we think about and act towards the dispossessed and those forced to seek a safe place to call home.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 256
 Edition: UK ed.
 Publisher: Unbound
Published: 02 Jun 2016
ISBN 10: 1783522682
ISBN 13: 9781783522682
Book Overview: An acutely relevant and thought-provoking anthology of fiction, memoir, poetry and essays on asylum seekers, from some of Britain and Ireland's most influential writers.

Media Reviews
Full of powerful writing. Many of the best contributions come from writers who are refugees, or second-generation refugees, themselves ... Again and again, these writers argue for empathy. * TLS *
A powerful, and frequently harrowing, collection ... I read it with fascination -- Penelope Lively
A beautiful insight into the painful individuality of the refugee -- Jon Snow
A first-class collection of essays and poems, stories and memoirs. Addictively readable, they are strong, angry, compassionate and enlightening. -- Sue Gaisford * The Tablet *
It is a moving, poignant, sometimes painful but always enlightening book ... rich and wide-ranging... -- Judith Vidal-Hall * Literary Review *
Author Bio
Lucy Popescu is a writer, editor and critic with a background in human rights. She was a director of English PEN from 1991 to 2006 and co-edited the PEN anthology, Another Sky in 2007, featuring the work of persecuted writers from around the world. The Good Tourist, her book about ethical travel and human rights, was published in 2008. In 2016 she published A Country of Refuge with Unbound.