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When ten-year-old Enaiatollah Akbarirsquos small village in Afghanistan falls prey to Taliban rule in early his mother shepherds the boy across the border into Pakistan but has to leave him there all alone to fend for himself Thus begins Enaiatrsquos remarkable and often punishshying five-year ordeal which takes him through Iran Turkey and Greece before he seeks political asylum in Italy at the age of fifteen Along the way Enaiat endures the crippling physical and emotional agony of dangerous border crossings trekking across bitterly cold mountain pathways for days on end or being stuffed into the false bottom of a truck But not everyshyone is as resourceful resilient or lucky as Enaiat and there are many heart-wrenching casualties along the way Based on Enaiatrsquos close collaboration with Italian novelist Fabio Geda and expertly rendered in English by an award- winning translator this novel reconstructs the young boyrsquos memories perfectly preserving the childlike perspective and rhythms of an intimate oral history Told with humor and humanity In the Sea There Are Crocodiles brilliantly captures Enaiatrsquos moving and engaging voice and lends urgency to an epic story of hope and survival.