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I read somewhere that the decision to emigrate comes from a need to breathe.
The hope of a better life is stronger than any other feeling. My mother decided it was better to know I was in danger far from her; but on the way to a different future, than to know I was in danger near her; but stuck in the same old fear.
At the age of ten, Enaiatollah Akbari was left alone to fend for himself. This is the heartbreaking, unforgettable story of his journey from Afghanistan to Italy in an attempt to find a safe place to live.
226 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 2010




Никак не ми беше приятно да безпокоя когото и да било. И най-вече да търпя да се държат зле с мен. Но всички (включително и аз) обичаме живота, нали? И за да живеем, сме готови да вършим и неща, които не са ни приятни.
Una volta ho letto che la scelta di emigrare nasce dal bisogno di respirare.
È così. E la speranza di una vita migliore è più forte di qualunque sentimento. Mia madre, ad esempio, ha deciso che sapermi in pericolo lontano da lei ma in viaggio verso un futuro differente era meglio che sapermi in pericolo vicino a lei ma nel fango della paura di sempre.