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The Lightless Sky
- A Twelve-Year-Old Refugee's Harrowing Escape from Afghanistan and His Extraordinary Journey Across Half the World
- Gesprochen von: Assaf Cohen, Susan Duerden
- Spieldauer: 11 Std. und 43 Min.
- Kategorien: Biografien & Erinnerungen, Kultur, Ethnie & Region

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A gripping, inspiring, and eye-opening memoir of fortitude and survival - of a 12-year-old boy's traumatic flight from Afghanistan to the West - that puts a face to one of the most shocking and devastating humanitarian crises of our time.
"To risk my life had to mean something. Otherwise what was it all for?"
In 2006, after his father was killed, Gulwali Passarlay was caught between the Taliban, who wanted to recruit him, and the Americans, who wanted to use him. To protect her son, Gulwali's mother sent him away. The search for safety would lead the 12-year-old across eight countries, from the mountains of Eastern Afghanistan through Iran and Europe to Britain. Over the course of 12 harrowing months, Gulwali endured imprisonment, hunger, cruelty, brutality, loneliness, and terror - and nearly drowned crossing the Mediterranean Sea. Eventually granted asylum in England, Gulwali was sent to a good school, learned English, won a place at a top university, and was chosen to help carry the Olympic torch in the 2012 London Games.
In The Lightless Sky, Gulwali recalls his remarkable experience and offers a firsthand look at one of the most pressing issues of our time: the modern refugee crisis - the worst displacement of millions of men, women, and children in generations. Few, like Gulwali, make it to a country that offers the chance of freedom and opportunity. A celebration of courage and determination, The Lightless Sky is a poignant account of an exceptional human being who is today an ardent advocate of democracy - and a reminder of our responsibilities to those caught in terrifying and often deadly circumstances beyond their control.
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"Narrator Assaf Cohen so perfectly captures the voice of an expressive kid that it's hard to remember he isn't the author of this enthralling memoir.... Cohen nails both the nasty and nice characters - everyone from Kurd to Englishman - and brings moving expression to Gulwali's growing confidence amid enough terrors for a lifetime." (AudioFile)
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And incredible and heart-breaking journey
It was overwhelming and intense. I have never read too much about this topic but it was recommended to me by a friend. I thought "Why not?", and it has given me so many insights.
The book raises awareness on how traumatizing the jourey alone is. And what it truly means when going home may sometimes even be the worse choice.
I hope it raises more empathy among people that can't see that it is our duty to AT LEAST not look down on refugees and AT BEST try to change the world for the better. Even a little bit.
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