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the true story of Ali Al Jenabi, the 'Oskar Schindler of Asia'
Robin de Crespigny.
xiv, 351 pages, 6 unnumbered leaves
maps, portraits.
Summary: When Ali Al Jenabi flees Saddam Hussein's torture chambers, he is forced to leave his family behind in Iraq. What follows is an incredible international odyssey through the shadow world of fake passports, crowded camps and illegal border crossings, living every day with excruciating uncertainty about what the next will bring. Through betrayal, triumph, misfortune, even romance and heartbreak, Ali is sustained by his fierce love of freedom and family. Continually pushed to the limits of his endurance, eventually he must confront what he has been forced to become.