The Optician of Lampedusa
$37.58
- Paperback
128 pages
- Release Date
19 June 2017
Summary
The heartbreaking true story of an ordinary man whose life is changed forever by one of the greatest human tragedies of our time.
“I can hardly begin to describe to you what I saw as our boat approached the source of that terrible noise. I hardly want to. You won’t understand because you weren’t there. You can’t understand. You see, I thought I’d heard seagulls screeching. Seagulls fighting over a lucky catch. Birds. Just birds.”
The Optician of Lampedusa lives a quiet life wi…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780141985220 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0141985224 |
| Author: | Emma Jane Kirby |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 128 |
| Release Date: | 19 June 2017 |
| Weight: | 125g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 9mm |
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About The Author
Emma Jane Kirby
Emma-Jane Kirby is a broadcast journalist who has reported extensively on international affairs, from Brussels to Afghanistan. She won the Bayeux-Calvados Award for War Correspondents for her report ‘The Optician of Lampedusa’, on which this book is based.
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