What Strange Paradise

A Novel

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Beschreibung

<b>A <i>NEW YORK TIMES</i> NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR • From the widely acclaimed, bestselling author of <i>American War</i>—a beautifully written, unrelentingly dramatic, and profoundly moving novel that looks at the global refugee crisis through the eyes of a child.</b><br><br><b>"Told from the point of view of two children, on the ground and at sea, the story so astutely unpacks the us-versus-them dynamics of our divided world that it deserves to be an instant classic." —<i>The New York Times Book Review</i></b><br><br>More bodies have washed up on the shores of a small island. Another overfilled, ill-equipped, dilapidated ship has sunk under the weight of its too many passengers: Syrians, Ethiopians, Egyptians, Lebanese, Palestinians, all of them desperate to escape untenable lives back in their homelands. But miraculously, someone has survived the passage: nine-year-old Amir, a Syrian boy who is soon rescued by Vänna. Vänna is a teenage girl, who, despite being native to the island, experiences her own sense of homelessness in a place and among people she has come to disdain. And though Vänna and Amir are complete strangers, though they don’t speak a common language, Vänna is determined to do whatever it takes to save the boy.<br> <br>In alternating chapters, we learn about Amir’s life and how he came to be on the boat, and we follow him and the girl as they make their way toward safety. <i>What Strange Paradise</i> is the story of two children finding their way through a hostile world. But it is also a story of empathy and indifference, of hope and despair—and about the way each of those things can blind us to reality.

Artikeldetails

EAN

9781984899248

Sprache

Englisch

Einband / Art

Taschenbuch

Maße

201 x 129 x 21 mm

Erscheinungsjahr

2022

Verlag / Hersteller

Random House LLC US