Bibliograph

City of thorns, nine lives in the world's largest refugee camp, Ben Rawlence

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City of thorns, nine lives in the world's largest refugee camp, Ben Rawlence

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

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mapsillustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

City of thorns

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

959269090

Responsibility statement

Ben Rawlence

Sub title

nine lives in the world's largest refugee camp

Summary

Situated hundreds of miles from any other settlement, deep within the inhospitable desert of northern Kenya where only thorn bushes grow, Dadaab is a city like no other. Its buildings are made from mud, sticks or plastic, its entire economy is grey, and its citizens survive on rations and luck. Over the course of four years, Ben Rawlence became a first-hand witness to a strange and desperate limbo-land, getting to know many of those who have come there seeking sanctuary. Among them are Guled, a former child soldier who lives for football; Nisho, who scrapes an existence by pushing a wheelbarrow and dreaming of riches; Tawane, the indomitable youth leader; and schoolgirl Kheyro, whose future hangs upon her education

Target audience

adult

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