Stories of exodus, refugees and human migration.
For the last few hundred years, migrant stories have formed much of humanity’s narrative. Whether fleeing wars or oppression, pursuing economic opportunities or following love – every émigré’s story is unique, yet shares with others common threads and truths. Here are some books that unravel these threads to reveal the human beings at the heart of the global diaspora.
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Exit West
In a city swollen by refugees but still mostly at peace, or at least not yet openly at war, a young man met a young woman in a classroom and did not speak to her.
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A Lover's Discourse
Love at first sight is a hypothesis (Roland Barthes) – I don’t believe in love at first sight.
