A Country to Call Home: An anthology on the experiences of young refugees and asylum seekers - Couverture souple

Popescu, Lucy

 
9781783526048: A Country to Call Home: An anthology on the experiences of young refugees and asylum seekers

Synopsis

From the editor of A Country of Refuge comes an anthology of new writing on one of the defining issues of our time. Focusing on the fate of refugee children and young adults, it is aimed at children and adult readers alike, and features work from Michael Morpurgo, Eoin Colfer, Kit de Waal and Simon Armitage among many others.

There are tales of home, and missing it; poems about the dangerous journeys undertaken and life in the refugee camps; stories about prejudice, but also stories of children’s fortitude, their dreams and aspirations.

A Country to Call Home implores us to build bridges, not walls. It is intended as a reminder of our shared humanity, seeking to challenge the negative narratives that so often cloud our view of these vulnerable young people, and prevent us giving them the empathy they deserve.

The book will include newly commissioned stories, flash fiction, poetry and original artwork from some of our finest children’s writers: David Almond, Chris Riddell, Moniza Alvi, Sita Brahmachari, Peter Kalu, Judith Kerr, Patrice Lawrence, Anna Perera, the late Christine Pullein-Thompson, Bali Rai and S. F. Said.

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À propos de l?auteur

Lucy Popescu is a writer, editor and critic with a background in human rights. She was a director of English PEN from 1991 to 2006 and co-edited the PEN anthology, Another Sky in 2007, featuring the work of persecuted writers from around the world. The Good Tourist, her book about ethical travel and human rights, was published in 2008. In 2016 she published A Country of Refuge with Unbound.

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9781783526055: A Country to Call Home: An anthology on the experiences of young refugees and asylum seekers

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  178352605X ISBN 13 :  9781783526055
Editeur : Unbound, 2018
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