The Illegal

Keita Ali is an elite runner living in Zantoroland, a poor, fictional island that is erupting in political violence. When his father, a journalist, is murdered, Keita escapes to the wealthy nation of Freedom State an imagined country much like our own. A stateless refugee without documentation, Keita must hide from the authorities even as he races marathons to support himself and ransom his sister who has been kidnapped. This tension-filled novel by the best-selling author of Someone Knows My Name is an astute exploration of dislocation, starting all over again, and the desperate need for home and community. Compelling and"

Binding Type: Paperback
Author: Hill, Lawrence
Published: 01/31/2017
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 9780393353686
Pages: 416
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.40w x 1.20d