【预订】Hope and Other Dangerous Pursuits 9781616207502
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Product Details 基本信息 ISBN-13 书号 9781616207502 Author 作者 Lalami, Laila(作者) Format 版本 平装-胶订 Pages Number 页数 208页 Publisher 出版社 Algonquin Books Publication Date 出版日期 1800-01-01 Product Dimensions 商品尺寸 7.9 x 5 x 0.4 cm Shipping Weight 商品重量 450g Language 语种 英语
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Hope and Other Dangerous Pursuits(ISBN=9780156030878)
/ 2011-12-01
Hope and Other Dangerous Pursuits , Laila Lalami'spoetic debut, begins with the illegal journey of four Moroccansacross the Strait of Gibraltar. Moments away from the shores ofSpain, the boat capsizes and the passengers are forced to swim fortheir lives, and their freedom. What follows is an exploration ofthe pasts that led to this passage, and the futures that emergefrom this voyage. Less a novel than a series of biographical sketches, the bookseems at times like a tease; Lalami does such a beautiful jobcreating her characters that readers will undoubtedly be leftwanting more. Still, each portrait gives us a chance to not onlyengage with the character, but to gain an understanding of thereligious, socio-economic, and emotional circumstances that compeleach person to leave Morocco. Faten, a student who dons the hijab , is forced to flee when her religious beliefs startthreatening the lives of influential educators. Murad, a serious,educated young man chances the crossing in search of a better life,where he
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