The Lightless Sky
- Autor: Gulwali Passarlay
- Narrador: Susan Duerden
- Editor: HarperCollins USA
- Duración: 11:44:14
Sinopsis
A gripping, inspiring, and eye-opening memoir of fortitude and survival—of a twelve-year-old boy’s traumatic flight from Afghanistan to the West—that puts a face to one of the most shocking and devastating humanitarian crises of our time.
“To risk my life had to mean something. Otherwise what was it all for?”
In 2006, after his father was killed, Gulwali Passarlay was caught between the Taliban who wanted to recruit him, and the Americans who wanted to use him. To protect her son, Gulwali’s mother sent him away. The search for safety would lead the twelve-year-old across eight countries, from the mountains of eastern Afghanistan through Iran and Europe to Britain. Over the course of twelve harrowing months, Gulwali endured imprisonment, hunger, cruelty, brutality, loneliness, and terror—and nearly drowned crossing the Mediterranean Sea. Eventually granted asylum in England, Gulwali was sent to a good school, learned English, won a place at a top university, and was chosen to help carry the Olympic Torch in the 2012 London Games.
In The Lightless Sky, Gulwali recalls his remarkable experience and offers a firsthand look at one of the most pressing issues of our time: the modern refugee crisis—the worst displacement of millions of men, women, and children in generations. Few, like Gulwali, make it to a country that offers the chance of freedom and opportunity. A celebration of courage and determination, The Lightless Sky is a poignant account of an exceptional human being who is today an ardent advocate of democracy—and a reminder of our responsibilities to those caught in terrifying and often deadly circumstances beyond their control.
Capítulos
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001 The Lightless Sky
Duración: 38s -
002 Prologue
Duración: 12min -
003 Chapter 01
Duración: 28min -
004 Chapter 02
Duración: 10min -
005 Chapter 03
Duración: 16min -
006 Chapter 04
Duración: 33min -
007 Chapter 05
Duración: 14min -
008 Chapter 06
Duración: 26min -
009 Chapter 07
Duración: 18min -
010 Chapter 08
Duración: 13min -
011 Chapter 09
Duración: 17min -
012 Chapter 10
Duración: 13min -
013 Chapter 11
Duración: 13min -
014 Chapter 12
Duración: 27min -
015 Chapter 13
Duración: 09min -
016 Chapter 14
Duración: 14min -
017 Chapter 15
Duración: 09min -
018 Chapter 16
Duración: 19min -
019 Chapter 17
Duración: 21min -
020 Chapter 18
Duración: 21min

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