Little brother : an odyssey to Europe
Balde, Ibrahima2021
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This is a heartbreaking account of a poor and illiterate young West African's odyssey to Europe, translated by one of Britain's most celebrated playwrights. Ibrahima, whose family live in a village in the West African country of Guinea, helps his father sell shoes at a street stall in the capital, Conakry. At the sudden death of his father, he becomes the head of the family and picks up various skills, always alone and away from home, although his dream is to be a truck driver in his country. But when his little brother, Alhassane, suddenly disappears, heading for Europe in a bid to earn money for the family, Ibrahima leaves everything behind to try to find him and convince him to go back to their village and continue his education. In an epic journey, Ibrahima risks his life many times searching for his little brother.
Main title:
Little brother : an odyssey to Europe / Ibrahima Balde, Amets Arzallus Antia ; translated by Timberlake Wertenbaker.
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Imprint:
London : Scribe UK, 2021.
Collation:
160 pages ; 21 cm
Notes:
Translated from the French.
ISBN:
9781913348519 (pbk. :)
Language:
EnglishFrench
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BRN:
1186777