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In a desperate attempt to save his mother and two sisters from famine and disease, a young man leaves his native village in Sudan and sets out alone to seek work in the city. This is the beginning of Hamza's long journey. Hunger and destitution lead him ever farther from his home: first from Su...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Eltayeb, Tarek (Autor)
Otros Autores: Palmer-Zeid, Kareem James (Traductor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Arabic
Publicado: Cairo : The American University in Cairo Press, 2009.
Colección:Modern Arabic Novels.
Temas:
Arabic fiction > Translations into English.
Foreign workers > Europe > Fiction.
Noncitizens > Europe > Fiction.
Illegal immigration > Europe > Fiction.
Noncitizens.
Undocumented Immigrants
Immigration clandestine > Europe > Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Immigrants clandestins.
FICTION > General.
Illegal immigration.
Arabic fiction.
Foreign workers.
Europe.
Fiction.
Translations.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:In a desperate attempt to save his mother and two sisters from famine and disease, a young man leaves his native village in Sudan and sets out alone to seek work in the city. This is the beginning of Hamza's long journey. Hunger and destitution lead him ever farther from his home: first from Sudan to Egypt, where the lack of work forces him to join a band of smugglers, and finally from Egypt to Europe-Italy, France, Holland-where he experiences first-hand the harsh world of migrant laborers and the bitter realities of life as an illegal immigrant. Tarek Eltayeb's first novel offers an uncompro.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (97 pages)
ISBN:1617971626
1617974366
9781617971624
9781617974366

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