This book was Okay. I enjoy reading different life stories (or testimonies). Glad I read it. Doing work and downloaded this to listen to keep my brain active. :)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. (review of the original Italian version)L'esperienza unica di un ragazzino che parte da luoghi dove la perdita dei diritti umani ha paradossalmente decretato libertà e possibilità di arrangiarsi per vivere, e giunge in un'Italia burocratica ma sorprendentemente accogliente. Il protagonista ci dimostra che, sebbene i paesi siano discreti, separati da frontiere, la superficie terrestre è continua, a dimostrazione che niente può fermare il microscopico uomo che la percorre con la volontà di cercare un posto migliore per vivere, nonché avere il privilegio di andare a scuola.Infine in questo libro ho trovato la magia del destino, che permette di ritrovarsi anche a persone lontane nel tempo e nello spazio.
What do You think about U Moru Ima Krokodila (2010)?
such an amazing story. I felt so grateful for what I have after reading.
—Rakesh
I really liked the ending!!! It was so sweet. I was so happy for him :)
—Cdeer
A fast paced read. Light, but still very powerful.
—sungiant2
