Blinding the Ghost's Eye e-bog
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Ottavio, a former refugee from Sudan's brutal civil war, lives inSydney, Australia; a place rich with opportunity and frustration. Hehas a degree in engineering but works in a meat factory. He strivesto be responsible in the ways expected by his communityto lookafter his brothers, his cousins, and to get married. Yet, Ottaviofeels like he is failing. Barely sleeping at night, he is unable tofor...
E-bog
81,03 DKK
Forlag
Africa World Books Pty Ltd
Udgivet
18 februar 2019
Længde
340 sider
Genrer
Biographical fiction / autobiographical fiction
Sprog
English
Format
epub
Beskyttelse
LCP
ISBN
9780648502807
Ottavio, a former refugee from Sudan's brutal civil war, lives inSydney, Australia; a place rich with opportunity and frustration. Hehas a degree in engineering but works in a meat factory. He strivesto be responsible in the ways expected by his communityto lookafter his brothers, his cousins, and to get married. Yet, Ottaviofeels like he is failing. Barely sleeping at night, he is unable toforget what the war took from him, what he left behind.To prove to himself that he has settled in his adopted country, hevolunteers to help other migrants learn English. In class, he meetsAlice, an Australian-born kawauja. She has a secure existence, amundane job, and a need to find more meaning in her own life.But when tragedy strikes them both, they change in ways theycould never have imagined.Blinding the Ghost's Eye is a story of belongingto countries andfamiliesa story of subjugation, of how we find comfort, and ofpromises we cannot hope to keep.