Javier Zamora
Autor von Solito: A Memoir
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Ink Knows No Borders: Poems of the Immigrant and Refugee Experience (2019) — Vorwort; Mitwirkender — 68 Exemplare
The Wandering Song: Central American Writing in the United States (2017) — Mitwirkender — 10 Exemplare
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- Zamora, Javier
- Geburtstag
- 1990
- Geschlecht
- male
- Nationalität
- El Salvador
- Geburtsort
- La Herradura, El Salvador
- Wohnorte
- USA
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- 4.4
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Its very easy to dismiss the plight of people coming from a place of violence or extreme poverty as an American with all the securities it brings. Even knowing that its a dangerous journey, that many people die, this book hits at the heart. While i hope to never experience this, and will never understand what the emotional and physical strain that it takes, this book allowed me to be in a migrant on a difficult journey, even if its for a few hours while sitting on a couch.
The story is from the experience of a 9 year old boy, as he remembers it a number of years later. Javier is a sweet kid, smart, innocent, and unprepared for this journey. Javier is an innocent in his world, I suspect that some readers missed what was happening in this village, a few murders of young men, and gangs. There is also extreme poverty with no way to become more. If Javier and his family didn't leave, Javier probably would have been recruited into a gang, or worst. Its damned if you do, damned if you don't situation.
As for the story - it is incredible. Written from the point of view as a child allowed the 'adult' stuff to stay in the back. You don't find out why Javier is sent, or how the Coyotes keep their flock safe with bribes. However, what Javier thinks and sees is described, his confusion at what is happening, the boredom of waiting in a small apartment, the scariness of a helicopter patrol, the lack of privacy. The scariness of the strangers. I was so excited when Javier crossed the border - than I realized I still had half a book to go. My heart sunk at that point, this poor kid and his 'fake' family, just trying to get to home to their family.
The one thing I do want to mention is that there is Spanish, most you can pick up from the context or emotion. I thought it added to the story - it was used to heighten the story.
Highly recommended.… (mehr)