Book description
Spanning a period of over three hundred years and twenty-five countries, The Penguin Book of Migration Literature is a wide-ranging anthology that brings together well-known authors such as Mohsin Hamid, Zadie Smith and Salman Rushdie alongside emerging writers like Deepak Unnikrishnan, Warsan Shire and Djamila Ibrahim.
A compelling and originalā¦
Why read it?
1 author picked The Penguin Book of Migration Literature as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
I love the writing in this collection of short fiction and memoir.
It takes us traveling along the life journeys of migrants from many cultures to many destinations, for a variety of causes and motivations. I deeply empathize with and appreciate the migrantsā well of complex emotions of loss, torment, and fear, while maintaining a layer of hope that kept these people going.
Having lived in various corners of the world has taught me to be respectful and open to people who are different from me culturally and ethnically. I believe the world will be a more peaceful place whenā¦
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