SEPTEMBER 6th to SEPTEMBER 20th, 2011
IN THE SEA THERE ARE CROCODILES
by FABIO GEDA
SYNOPSIS:
When ten-year-old Enaiatollah Akbari’s small village in Afghanistan falls prey to Taliban rule in early 2000, his mother shepherds the boy across the border into Pakistan but has to leave him there all alone to fend for himself. Thus begins Enaiat’s remarkable and often punishing five-year ordeal, which takes him through Iran, Turkey, and Greece before he seeks political asylum in Italy at the age of fifteen.
Along the way, Enaiat endures the crippling physical and emotional agony of dangerous border crossings, trekking across bitterly cold mountain pathways for days on end or being stuffed into the false bottom of a truck. But not everyone is as resourceful, resilient, or lucky as Enaiat, and there are many heart-wrenching casualties along the way.
Based on Enaiat’s close collaboration with Italian novelist Fabio Geda and expertly rendered in English by an award- winning translator, this novel reconstructs the young boy’s memories, perfectly preserving the childlike perspective and rhythms of an intimate oral history.
Told with humor and humanity, In the Sea There Are Crocodiles brilliantly captures Enaiat’s moving and engaging voice and lends urgency to an epic story of hope and survival.
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57 comments:
I dont think I was that strong at 15, but strength come when you need it!
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yes, I do think I could have survived the journey at 15
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I've always been a survivor so I'd like to think I would have been able to survive what he did...I'm glad I did'n have to try.
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No I didn't have enough sense at 15 to do much of anything
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I may be able to endure and survive it all. I had 4 brothers I had to babysit while my mom worked LOL
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I am not sure if I would have survived. I don't consider myself very tough and strong and I especially wouldnt have been at that age. Please enter me in contest. Tore923@aol.com
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I don't think I'd have survived - and I am so grateful I will never find out! aitmama {{at}} gmail {{tod}} com
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I think it's possible. I wouldn't bet on me though. lol
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i would have never made it i was so self absorbed back then
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I don't think at 15 I would be strong enough
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Google follower and at the age of 15, there is no way I would have mad it!
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No, I was way to weak mined at 15.
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I don't think I could have survived anything even remotely stressful at 15. I couldn't even stand going to school every day at that age.
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Yes I think so, at 15 I had mental stamina for sure!
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i would like to think i would have survived at 15 but i guess i really don't know.
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A sincere maybe.
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i don't think i could survive that journey at age 15
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I follow your blog on GFC! I would love to win this! I was not that strong at 15. Thanks so much for the fantastic giveaway!
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I don't think I would have been strong enough to survive at 15.
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Not a chance.
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I don't think I could have survived the journey. garrettsambo@aol.com
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At 15, I was pretty street smart. I would like to say I could... jimandboys@gmail.com
I think my 15 was quite different from that kind of 15, but given that I would either have to make that difficult journey or die, I would make that journey! And yes, I would have survived. I'm thinking positive here!
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