๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ค ๐ ๐จ๐๐ฆ
๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฃ๐ข ๐๐๐๐ข๐ซ
๐๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ก๐๐ซ: ๐๐ฆ๐๐ณ๐จ๐ง ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐
๐๐ฎ๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐: ๐.๐.๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ถ๐ต ๐๐ฐ๐ธ!
๐๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฎ ๐ข๐ธ๐ข๐ณ๐ฅ-๐ธ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐๐ณ๐ช๐ต๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฏ ๐ข๐ถ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ณ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐ช ๐๐ข๐ฃ๐ช๐ณ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ด ๐ข ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ง๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ญ๐บ ๐ช๐ฏ๐ต๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ต๐ฆ ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ท๐ฆ๐ญ ๐ข๐ฃ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ต ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฆ ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฏโ๐ด ๐ต๐ช๐ณ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ด๐ด ๐ข๐ต๐ต๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ต ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ง๐ช๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ข๐ค๐ฆ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ญ๐ฅ.
Thank you @otrpr @amazonpublishing and @7aji12 for a spot on tour and a gifted copy.
Dawoud is on the run from his murky past, aiming to discover where he belongs. He tries to assimilate into different groups along his journey through North Africa and Israel, changing his clothes, his religious affiliations, and even his name to fit in, but the safety and peace he seeks remain elusive. It seems prejudice is everywhere, holding him back, when all he really wants is to create a simple life he can call his own. A chameleon, Dawoudโor David, Adal, or Dawit, depending on where and when you meet himโis not lost in this whirl of identities. In fact, he is defined by it.
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I have not read a story such as Dawoudโs before. Yes, I have read about the struggles and dreams of migrants, but rarely have I seen a character go to such great lengths to reinvent themselves to assimilate into a culture in order to survive. But hereโs the thing, youโre never sure you can trust Dawoud; it keeps you on edge.
I appreciate learning about new cultures and communities when I read translated fiction. The conflict between Eritrea and Ethiopia and the Ethiopian Jews that settled in Israel were all eye-opening to me. ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ค ๐ ๐จ๐๐ฆ offers a big message with its look at prejudices and hate along a journey of blending in – it asks hard questions.
โ๐๐๐ฏ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ ๐๐๐๐ง ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ค๐๐ง ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฆ๐๐จ๐ง๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ฌ๐?
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