Alpha :
Material type: TextLanguage: English Original language: French Publication details: Edinburgh : The Bucket List, 2016Description: 119 pages : chiefly illustrations (black and white, and colour), map (colour) ; 26 cmContent type: text | still image | cartographic image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781911370017 (pbk.) :Uniform titles: Alpha. English Subject(s): Immigrants -- Comic books, strips, etc. -- FictionGenre/Form: Graphic novels. | Young adult fiction. | Teenage Fiction. | General. | Graphic Novels. DDC classification: 741.5 Awards: English PEN Award; Prix Medecins Sans Frontieres 2015Summary: Alpha Coulibaly is emblematic of the refugee crisis today - just one of millions on the move, at the mercy of people traffickers, endlessly frustrated, endangered and exploited as he attempts to rejoin his family already in Europe. With a visa, Alpha's journey would take a matter of hours; without one he is adrift for 18 months. Along the way he meets an unforgettable cast of characters, each one giving another human face to the crisis."Endorsed by Amnesty International"--Back cover.
Alpha Coulibaly is emblematic of the refugee crisis today - just one of millions on the move, at the mercy of people traffickers, endlessly frustrated, endangered and exploited as he attempts to rejoin his family already in Europe. With a visa, Alpha's journey would take a matter of hours; without one he is adrift for 18 months. Along the way he meets an unforgettable cast of characters, each one giving another human face to the crisis.
English PEN Award; Prix Medecins Sans Frontieres 2015