{"product_id":"two-blankets-three-sheets-9781642860450","title":"Two Blankets, Three Sheets","description":"\u003cb\u003eBased on the author's true story, this is the account of Iraqi refugee Samir, who spends nine years in an asylum center in the Netherlands.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"\u003ci\u003eTwo Blankets, Three Sheets\u003c\/i\u003e does for the beleaguered political asylum seeker stuck in legal limbo what Joseph Heller's \u003ci\u003eCatch-22\u003c\/i\u003e did for the hapless soldier trapped in a military at war...Translated from the Dutch into nimble and conversational English by Jonathan Reeder...it is a tale for and of our time.\"\u003cb\u003e--Rayyan Al-Shawaf, \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e Amsterdam Airport, 1998. Samir Karim steps off a plane from Vietnam, flushes his fake passport down the toilet, and requests asylum. Fleeing Iraq to avoid conscription into Saddam Hussein's army, he has spent seven years anonymously wandering through Asia. Now, safely in the heart of Europe, he is sent to an asylum center and assigned a bed in a shared dorm--where he will spend the next nine years. As he navigates his way around the absurdities of Dutch bureaucracy, Samir tries his best to get along with his 500 new housemates. Told with compassion and a unique sense of humor, this is an inspiring tale of survival, a close-up view of the hidden world of refugees and human smugglers, and a sobering reflection of our times.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e World Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/07\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781642860450\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 356\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.40w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/10\/2020\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Rodaan Al Galidi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36664297291932,"sku":"9781642860450","price":14.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_a2096f1d-cb6d-4ddf-b017-b1bb09de03c0.jpg?v=1603906283","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/two-blankets-three-sheets-9781642860450","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}