"The Odyssey of two children"
Beautiful, expressive artwork and action-packed storytelling by Cyril Pomes throughout propel this album from beginning to end.
From the publisher:
Adil and Shafi are two cousins, aged 12 and 14. Alone, they flee the war in Afghanistan to escape the Taliban and ISIS. Along the way, they experience the hell they wanted to escape at home. A poignant, well-researched story, based on numerous testimonies, that addresses the problems of these children who set out alone to escape war and poverty and find themselves isolated in France and Europe.
2014. Khost Province in southeastern Afghanistan.
Adil (12) and Shafi (14) try to lead a normal childhood despite the suicide bombings that regularly mar their daily lives. Adil's life is turned upside down the day his father dies. Kunzar, his uncle, a religious fundamentalist, sends him to a Quranic school. There, Adil learns how to handle weapons and prepares to die a martyr. On the day of the attack, the detonator on his explosive belt failed to work. He was therefore forced to leave the country to escape death. He and his cousin Shafi had to leave to find Shafi's brother, who had settled in England.
For his family, they would have a chance at a new life, far from this madness. Thus began a 9,603-kilometer journey for the two young children...
Resume:
Adil et Shafi sont deux cousins de 12 et 14 ans. Seuls, ils fuient la guerre en Afghanistan pour échapper aux talibans et à Daech. Sur la route, ils vont connaître l'enfer qu'ils voulaient fuir chez eux.
Un récit poignant, très documenté, basé sur de nombreux témoignages, qui aborde la problématique de ces enfants partis seuls pour fuir la guerre et la misère et qui se retrouvent isolés en France et en Europe.
2014. Province de Khost dans le sud-est de l'Afghanistan.
Adil (12 ans) et Shafi (14 ans) essaient de mener une enfance normale malgré les attentats suicides qui ensanglantent régulièrement leur quotidien. La vie d'Adil bascule le jour où son père meurt. Kunzar, son oncle, un fondamentaliste religieux, l'envoie dans une école coranique. Là-bas, Adil apprend le maniement des armes et se prépare à mourir en martyr.
Le jour de l'attentat, le détonateur de sa ceinture d'explosifs ne fonctionne pas. Il est dès lors condamné à quitter le pays pour échapper à la mort. Il doit partir avec son cousin Shafi retrouver le frère de ce dernier installé en Angleterre…
Pour sa famille, ils auront une chance d'avoir une nouvelle vie, loin de cette folie. Commence alors pour les deux jeunes enfants, un périple de 9 603 kilomètres…
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