![]() ![]() When the wife and her lover finally run away together, the husband is left behind – his pride and dignity stolen by their act: “The primary sin of the Romanians was their ingratitude, their inability to sit still and revel in their physical safety.” The affair captures the attention of all the residents. While everyone waits for something to happen – to get their papers, to move on – a love affair begins between a young Romanian student and a married woman. Living in a crumbling Italian hotel-turned-refugee camp, the 8-year old Dina Nayeri witnesses a story as old as time itself. Dina Nayeri, The Ungrateful Refugee (Canongate, 2018) ![]()
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