As wrenching and luminous as Omar El Akkad’s What Strange Paradise and Mohsin Hamid’s Exit West, The Road to the Salt Sea is a searing exploration of the global migration crisis that moves from Nigeria to Libya to Italy, from an exciting new literary voice.
“The Road to the Salt Sea has all of the markings of a masterful and enduring work of literature.”
Julianna Baggott, bestselling coauthor of Which Brings Me to You and author of Harriet Wolf's Seventh Book of Wonders
“A stirring odyssey through the global migration crisis, from Nigeria to distant shores, where dreams collide with a brutal reality.”
Jai Chakrabarti, winner of a National Jewish Book Award, PEN/Faulkner Award finalist, and author of A Play for the End of the World and A Small Sacrifice for an Enormous Happiness
“Heart-breaking and educational”
Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai, international bestselling author of The Mountains Sing and Dust Child
“Brutal, vivid, and powerful”
Eric Nguyen, author of Things We Lost to the Water
“Powerful, powerful work.”
Rion Amilcar Scott, author of The World Doesn't Require You
“A bracing, well-paced story of migrant desperation.”
Kirkus Reviews
“Home is not only a place of life trajectories, experiences, and relationships, but also a place where you are free.”
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