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The naked don't fear the water : an underground journey with Afghan refugees / Matthieu Aikins.
Van Pelt Library HV640.5.A28 A4 2022
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Aikins, Matthieu, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Aikins, Matthieu--Personal narratives.
- Aikins, Matthieu.
- War correspondents--Afghanistan--Personal narratives.
- War correspondents.
- Refugees--Afghanistan--Personal narratives.
- Refugees.
- Afghan War, 2001-2021--Personal narratives.
- Afghan War, 2001-2021.
- Afghanistan.
- Genre:
- Personal narratives.
- Physical Description:
- x, 325 pages : map ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Other Title:
- Naked do not fear the water
- Underground journey with Afghan refugees
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers ; [2022]
- Summary:
- "In 2016, a young Afghan driver and translator named Omar makes the heart-wrenching choice to flee his war-torn country, saying goodbye to Laila, the love of his life, without knowing when they might be reunited again. He is one of millions of refugees who leave their homes that year. Matthieu Aikins, a journalist living in Kabul, decides to follow his friend. In order to do so, he must leave his own passport and identity behind to go underground on the refugee trail with Omar. Their odyssey across land and sea from Afghanistan to Europe brings them face to face with the people at heart of the migration crisis: smugglers, cops, activists, and the men, women and children fleeing war in search of a better life. As setbacks and dangers mount for the two friends, Matthieu is also drawn into the escape plans of Omar's entire family, including Maryam, the matriarch who has fought ferociously for her children's survival."--Amazon.
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: pt. I The War
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- pt. II The Road
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- pt. III The Camp
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- pt. IV The City
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- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-325).
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Anne and Joseph Trachtman Memorial Book Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9780063058583
- 0063058588
- OCLC:
- 1291405098
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