In the sea There are Crocodiles : : Based on the True Story of Enaiatollah Akbari : a Novel
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Translation of : Nel mare ci sono i coccodrilli.
An unflinching, inspirational, and incredibly moving novel based on the true story of Enaiatollah Akbari, a young boy whose agonizing struggle begins after his native Afghanistan becomes a dangerous place to live. His mother shepherds him across the border into Pakistan but has to leave him there to fend for himself.
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PUBLISHED
New York : Doubleday, 2011.
Year Published: 2011
Description: 215 p. : maps ; 20 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9780385534734
0385534736
SUBJECTS
Akbari, Enaiatollah -- Travel.
Boys -- Afghanistan -- Fiction.
Political refugees -- Afghanistan -- Fiction.
Afghans -- Italy -- Fiction.
Political refugees -- Italy -- Fiction.
Immigrants -- Italy -- Fiction.
Biographical fiction.