In the sea there are crocodiles
Subtitle: the story of Enaiatollah Akbari
By: Fabio Geda ; translated from Italian by Howard Curtis
Publisher: Ulverscroft
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Leicester
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781444810028
Subjects: Fiction; Abandoned children; Human smuggling; Political refugees; Friendship
Work titles: Nel mare ci sono i coccodrilli
Description: "One night before putting him to bed, Enaiatollah's mother tells him three things: don't use drugs; don't use weapons; don't steal. The next day he wakes up to find she isn't there. They have fled their village to seek safety outside Afghanistan, but his mother has decided to return home to her younger children. Ten-year-old Enaiatollah is left alone in Pakistan to fend for himself... Fabio Geda takes the true story of Enaiatollah's remarkable five-year journey from Afghanistan to Italy and shapes it into a beautiful piece of fiction." --Publisher description.
Notes: Originally published: London: Harvill Secker, 2011.