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Synopsis
One night before putting him to bed, Enaiatollah's mother tells him three things: don't use drugs, don't use weapons, don't steal. The next day he wakes up to find she isn't there. Ten-year-old Enaiatollah is left alone in Pakistan to fend for himself.
In a book that takes a true story and shapes it into a beautiful piece of fiction, Italian novelist Fabio Geda describes Enaiatollah's remarkable five-year journey from Afghanistan to Italy where he finally managed to claim political asylum aged fifteen. His ordeal took him through Iran, Turkey and Greece, working on building sites in order to pay people-traffickers, and enduring the physical misery of dangerous border crossings squeezed into the false bottoms of lorries or trekking across inhospitable mountains. A series of almost implausible strokes of fortune enabled him to get to Turin, find help from an Italian family and meet Fabio Geda, with whom he became friends.
The result of their friendship is this unique book in which Enaiatollah's engaging, moving voice is brilliantly captured by Geda's subtly simple storytelling. In Geda's hands, Enaiatollah's journey becomes a universal story of stoicism in the face of fear, and the search for a place where life is liveable.
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"In the Sea there are Crocodiles is an extremely touching story of a boy who against all odds, lived and survived to tell his story. It's how the love of a mother kept him strong in the bleakest of times. I feel grateful and honoured to be able to share his story with you all and to have the opportunity to read it... It's a story that is not to be missed or forgotten. 5 stars" (Fantasy 4 Eva)
"The story alone is superb; add in Enaiatollah's engaging prose and this books sings on the page. Highly recommended. 5 stars." (The Bookbag)
"this book is a truly well written account of one man's life. It is both touching and insightful, informative and personal." (The Bookette)
"The book is gentle and undemanding, helping to combat the media-fortified view of refugees, offering instead a candid insight into the causes and hardships of those seeking to escape their homelands. It is a tale of courage and luck, and illustrates what motivates people to try against all odds to immigrate illegally, risking life and limb to escape life in their own country." (Book Geeks)
"The narrative is fascinating and compelling, resulting in an intriguing story of a political asylum seeker travelling from Afghanistan through Pakistan, Turkey, Greece and Italy." (We Love This Book)
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A beautiful, heartbreaking novel based on the true story of an Afghan boy's journey in search of a home.
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- PublisherDavid Fickling Books
- Publication date2011
- ISBN 10 0857560085
- ISBN 13 9780857560087
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages224
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Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 224 pages. some wear, marks, tanningIn the Sea There are CrocodilesBased on the True Story of Enaiatollah AkbariBy Fabio Geda David Fickling Books, UK, 2011ISBN 9780857560087hb, dj, 224pp, 14 x 20 cmFAIR: some wear, marks, tanning<br . Seller Inventory # 1122f
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In The Sea There Are Crocodiles: The Story Of Enaiatollah Akbari
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ISBN 10: 0857560085
ISBN 13: 9780857560087
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Hard Cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Reprint. 210 pages. Book and Jacket appear to have hardly been read and are both in Fine condition throughout. One Night As His Mother Was Putting Him To Bed, Enaiatollah A Ten Year Old Was Told' Don't Use Drugs, Don't Use Weapons, And Don't Steal.' Next Morning She Was Gone. He Then Took A 5 Year Journey From Afghanistan To Italy To A Place He Could Call Home. Seller Inventory # 170009
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In the Sea There are Crocodiles: The Story of Enaiatollah Akbari.
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ISBN 13: 9780857560087
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Hardback small, dustjacket, map, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), minor edgewear jacket, pages faintly toned. 211 pp. One day, a 10-year-old boy named Enaiatollah wakes up to find his mother gone. He is on the border of Pakistan, and he is alone. In this amazing true story, the author describes Enaiatollah's five-year journey from Afghanistan to Italy. His ordeal takes him through Pakistan, Iran, Turkey and Greece, enduring unimaginable hardships and challenges. The book is based on a true story, but because Enaiatollah did not remember it all, the author and Enaiatollah reconstructed his journey to recreate a chronology for his fragmented memories. Thus a work of fiction, though based on Enaiatollah's experience. (Translated from the Italian.). Seller Inventory # 29052
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