The People Smuggler
The True Story of Ali Al Jenabi
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The People Smuggler
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Narrated by:
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Hazem Shammas
About this listen
Robin de Crespigny's The People Smuggler is the gripping, inspiring story of one man's escape from Saddam's Iraq to become 'the Oskar Schindler of Asia' - with an updated introduction.
When Ali Al Jenabi flees Saddam Hussein's torture chambers, he is forced to leave his family behind in Iraq. What follows is an incredible international odyssey through the shadowy world of fake passports, crowded camps and illegal border crossings, living every day with excruciating uncertainty about what the next will bring. Through betrayal, triumph, misfortune - even romance and heartbreak - Ali is sustained by his fierce love of freedom and family. Continually pushed to the limits of his endurance, eventually he must confront what he has been forced to become.
With enormous power and insight, The People Smuggler tells a story of daily heroism, bringing to life the forces that drive so many people to put their lives in unscrupulous hands. At once a nonfiction thriller and a moral maze, this is one man's epic story of trying to find a safe place in the world.
©2012 Honky Tonk Angels Pty Ltd (P)2022 Bolinda PublishingCritic reviews
"Tight, powerful and extraordinarily well written. A book which glories in the strength, courage and compassion of the human spirit." (Bruce Haigh, Canberra Times)
"This is a story every Australian should read...a complex mixture of love of family and a hard-edged determination to survive in a brutal, unforgiving world." (Bruce Elder, Sydney Morning Herald)
"The adventures make Les Misérables look like plain sailing. Unforgettable.'" (The Guardian (UK))
love the narrator, a nice voice to listen to
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