Refugee Tales V

by Anna Pincus, David Herd (editor)

David Mitchell, Daljit Nagra ,Shamshad Khan, Scarlett Thomas , Guy Gunaratne , Hannah Lowe, Tessa McWatt, Natasha Brown, Haifa Zangana, Ridy Wasolua & David Flusfeder

Modelled on Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales, the Refugee Tales series sets out to communicate the experiences of those who, having sought asylum in the UK, find themselves indefinitely detained. Here, poets, novelists and other established writers create a space in which the stories of those who have been detained can be safely heard, a space in which hospitality is the prevailing discourse and listening becomes an act of welcome...


Featuring specially written stories (based on real-life testimonies) by David Mitchell, Daljit Nagra, Guy Gunaratne, Tess McWatt, Natasha Brown, Guy Gunaratne, David Flusfeder, Haifa Zangana and others.

168 pages, Kindle Edition

Published July 16, 2024

About the author

Anna Pincus, a founder and coordinator of Refugee Tales, has worked for Gatwick Detainees Welfare Group for ten years supporting people held in immigration detention and the volunteers who visit them weekly, managing outreach work and raising awareness about the campaign to end indefinite detention.

Reviews

[Josie Wade · Rating 5 out of 5]

‘Do you know what it means to just wait, not knowing if you will be allowed to stay and settle, or forced to leave not knowing where to go?’

[Anya · Rating 5 out of 5]

Everyone living in the UK should read this. Especially with the rise of Reform UK, right wing extremism, and policy pledging to ‘stop the boats’.

[Giulia · Rating 3 out of 5]

A must-read for UK citizens and a sad reminder of reality for the rest of us. As Europe and the rest of the world lean further into conservative right-wing politics, I fear for the fate of any of us who do not fit their strict standards of right, good and what is allowed.