Tell Me How It Ends by Valeria Luiselli
An Essay in Forty Questions
This book is a powerful exploration of the critical issue of child immigration, focusing on the experiences of Central American children who arrive in the United States without their parents. The narrative is structured around 40 questions that the author, as a court interpreter, must ask the children to help determine their fate. The book provides a deeply personal and moving account of the human stories behind the ongoing debate over immigration and asylum laws.
The 4740th greatest book of all time
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- Published
- 2017
- Nationality
- Mexican
- Length
- Short
- Pages
- 100-200
- Original Language
- English
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This book is on the following 4 lists:
- 7th on A Premature Attempt at the 21st Century Canon (Vulture)
- 8th on The 10 Best Essay Collections of the Decade (2010s) (Literary Hub)
- 83rd on The 100 best books of the 21st century (The Guardian)
- Laila Lalami's Book Choices from "The Writer's Library" ( The Writer's Library: The Authors You Love on the Books That Changed Their Lives (Book))