Exit West (review)

Hamid summarizes the nature of migration when musing on Saeed's decision to leave his father in the war zone when the latter refuses to depart from the land where his wife is buried: "For when we migrate, we murder from our lives those we leave behind." [...]Saeed and Nadia learn more...

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Published in:World literature today 2017-05, Vol.91 (3), p.91-92
Main Author: Clemens, Colleen Lutz
Format: Article
Language:English
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Migration
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Summary:Hamid summarizes the nature of migration when musing on Saeed's decision to leave his father in the war zone when the latter refuses to depart from the land where his wife is buried: "For when we migrate, we murder from our lives those we leave behind." [...]Saeed and Nadia learn more about themselves and their relationship, and much is leftbehind upon their arrival in the West.
ISSN:0196-3570
1945-8134
1945-8134
DOI:10.1353/wlt.2017.0148