Description
| Summary: | Alpha's wife and son left Côte d’Ivoire months ago to join his sister-in-law in Paris, but Alpha has heard nothing from them since. With a visa, Alpha's journey to reunite with his family would take a matter of hours. Without one, he is adrift for over a year, encountering human traffickers in the desert, refugee camps in northern Africa, overcrowded boats carrying migrants between the Canary Islands and Europe's southern coast, and an unforgettable cast of fellow travelers lost and found along the way. Throughout, Alpha stays the course, carrying his loved ones' photograph close to his heart as he makes his perilous trek across continents.
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| Item Description: | "First published in English in 2016 as 'Alpha: Abidjan to Gare du Nord' by The Bucket List, Edinburgh. Originally published in French in 2014 as 'Alpha: Abidjan - Gare du Nord' by Gallimard, Paris" -- Title page verso.
"An international award-winning graphic novel supported by Amnesty International and Le Korsa, a nonprofit organization devoted to improving human lives in Senegal" -- Back cover. |
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| Physical Description: | 126 pages : chiefly color illustrations, color map ; 27 cm |
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| Awards: | "PEN Promotes Award, Doctors Without Borders Prize, CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal longlist" -- Back cover. |
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| ISBN: | 9781942658405
1942658400 |
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