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The Mediterranean Wall / a novel by Louis-Philippe Dalembert ; translated by Marjolijn de Jager.

Van Pelt Library PQ3949.2.D25 M8713 2021
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Dalembert, Louis-Philippe, author.
Contributor:
De Jager, Marjolijn, translator.
Standardized Title:
Mur Méditerranée. English
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Women--Social conditions--Fiction.
Women.
Refugees--Social conditions--Fiction.
Refugees.
Emigration and immigration--Psychological aspects--Fiction.
Emigration and immigration.
Emigration and immigration--Psychological aspects.
Refugees--Social conditions.
Women--Social conditions.
Mediterranean Region--Fiction.
Mediterranean Region.
Genre:
Novels.
Fiction.
Physical Description:
349 pages ; 21 cm
Edition:
English langauge edition.
Place of Publication:
Tucson, Arizona : Schaffner Press, [2021]
Language Note:
In English.
Summary:
An epic narrative of three immigrants' exodus from war, famine, poverty, and the ravages of climate change, to Europe in search of a better life. Following the lives of three women in their flight from their respective homelands, this story depicts their struggle and the bond they form together in their attempt to cross the sea via an overcrowded, dilapidated fishing trawler. Based on true events that occurred in the summer of 2014 off the coast of Italy.
Contents:
Cast Off!
Part One: Shoshana
Departure
On the Road
The Leader
The Ghetto
Welcome to Libya
The Big Day
On Board the Trawler
If I Forget You, Jerusalem
Between Hold and Deck
First Hits
Mutiny
Part Two: Semhar
The Decision
Departure Night
The Container
The Beating
Disappearance
Nausea
Brawl
The Slaves' Chorus
Drownings
'Everyone Does That Over There'
The Idea
Part Three: Dima
The Beginning of the End
On the Road to Damascus
The Decision
Explorations
The Onslaught
Naval Battle
SOS Mediterranean
The Rescue
Terra Firma
References
Acknowledgments
About the Author and Translator
Notes:
Subtitle from cover.
Originally published in France in 2019 under the title Mur Méditerranée by Sabine Wespieser Éditeur.
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:
9781943156962
1943156964
OCLC:
1264179581

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