Two blankets, three sheets, a towel, a pillow, and a pillowcase
Khalidi, Rodhan Al-, 1971-2020
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Amsterdam Airport, 1998. Samir Karim steps off a plane from Vietnam, flushes his fake passport down the toilet, and requests asylum. Now, safely in the heart of Europe, he is sent to an asylum centre and assigned a bed in a shared dorm where he will spend the next nine years. As he navigates his way around the absurdities of Dutch bureaucracy, Samir tries his best to get along with his 500 new housemates. Told with compassion and a unique sense of humour, this is an inspiring tale of survival, a close-up view of the hidden world of refugees and human smugglers, and a sobering reflection of our times.
Main title:
Two blankets, three sheets, a towel, a pillow, and a pillowcase / Rodaan Al Galidi ; translated from the Dutch by Jonathan Reeder.
Author:
Khalidi, Rodhan Al-, 1971-, authorReeder, Jonathan, translator
Imprint:
New York : World Editions, 2020.
Collation:
396 pages ; 22 cm
Variant title:
Cover and spine title: Two blankets, three sheets
ISBN:
9781912987023 (pbk. :)
Dewey class:
839.3137
Language:
EnglishDutch
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BRN:
2250537
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