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Reaching Mithymna : among the volunteers and refugees on Lesvos

A poet's firsthand account of a month volunteering on the frontlines of the Syrian refugee crisis.

Book  - 2020
362.87 Hei
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  • ISBN: 9781771963763
  • Physical Description 224 pages ; 21 cm
  • Publisher [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2020.

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:
Intro -- By the Same Author -- A note on naming -- 1. Initiation -- Border straits -- The Captain's Kitchen -- Accidental paramedic -- Before wolflight -- On the pier at Petra -- Overtaken by the night -- Adrift in the Dictionary of Origins -- Club Compassion vs. Planet Sleep -- Syria defeats Canada on penalty kicks -- 2. Intermission -- Lifelines -- Efthalou Beach -- By means of the sea -- Nice ride -- Sacrifice in Greek -- Death to the ferryman -- Tannenbaum -- Staying alive -- A pillow for the crossing -- 3. Intensification -- Over the mountains to Skala -- Street of the Silversmiths -- This is what people do -- Afghan Hill -- I want to hide the truth -- The last carousel -- Afterword -- Acknowledgements -- About the Author -- Copyright.

Additional Information

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