BOOKS FROM AFGHANISTANFreitag ist ein guter Tag zum Flüchten
by Elyas Jamalzadeh, Andreas Hepp
Description:
"Actually, everyone flees," says Afghan refugee Elyas Jamalzadeh. An exciting and humorous book about his tragic escape story
"Imagine being nervous all your life, noticing everything, constantly on guard. I was born nervous. I was illegal. It could happen every year, every day, every minute." Elyas Jamalzadeh's Afghan parents were already living in Iran when he was born. He was born a refugee. In 2014, he set out on the dangerous journey to Europe. With impressive immediacy, a journey is described here that is almost impossible to survive. The fact that Jamalzadeh has never lost his humor and ambition helps him when he arrives in a foreign country. He learns German, begins an apprenticeship and falls in love. A tragic, a funny book, a book that leaves no one unmoved!
Reviews:
(8 months ago) |
09 Feb, 2025
It is difficult to decide to which country this author "belongs", as he has actually never set foot in Afghanistan. Nonetheless, he does not identify as Iranian, as he was born there illegally... This book really makes you think about what "home" really means! A pity that it hasn't been translated to other languages yet!
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