Gunjishk-i Ustukhvānī: Persian

گنجشک‌ استخوانی

Author: Zana Fraillon

Age Group: Young Adult (12–18 years)

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Subhi is a refugee. Born in an Australian permanent detention center after his mother and sister fled the violence of a distant homeland, Subhi has only ever known life behind the fences. But his world is far bigger than that—every night, the magical Night Sea from his mother's stories brings him gifts, the faraway whales sing to him, and the birds tell their stories. And as he grows, his imagination threatens to burst beyond the limits of his containment. The most vivid story of all, however, is the one that arrives one night in the form of Jimmie—a scruffy, impatient girl who appears on the other side of the wire fence and brings with her a notebook written by the mother she lost. Unable to read it herself, she relies on Subhi to unravel her family's love songs and tragedies. Subhi and Jimmie might both find comfort—and maybe even freedom—as their tales unfold. But not until each has been braver than ever before.

داستانی که از زبان پسر بچه ای 9 ساله روایت می شود که تا به حال به غیر از اردوگاه پناهندگی هیچ چیز دیگری ندیده است. او فقط از دریا شنیده و منتظر است تا یک روز پدرش بیاید و آن ها را از پشت حصارها نجات دهد. صبحی هیچ گاه پدرش را ندیده او در همین جا به دنیا آمده و حتی با آدمی خارج از این جا در ارتباط نبوده. اما بالاخره دختری از پشت حصارها سر می رسد، جیمی، دختر ماجراجویی که معتقد است هر جا حصاری کشیده شده حتما چیز قابل توجهی در آن وجود دارد. داستانی که غمی عمیق و شوخی هایی گاه به گاه را در خود جای داده است، رمانی که باید خواند.