The Boy on the Beach

2019 memoir by Tima Kurdi

The Boy on the Beach: My Family's Escape from Syria and Our Hope for a New Home

Author| Tima Kurdi
Publisher| Simon & Schuster

Publication date

| April 17, 2018
Pages| 288
ISBN| 9781501175244

The Boy on the Beach is a 2018 memoir by Tima Kurdi about her family's attempts to escape the Syrian civil war and the circumstances that lead to the death of Alan Kurdi.

## Production

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The Boy on the Beach was published in 2018 by Simon & Schuster, written by Canadian-Syrian activist Tima Kurdi. Kurdi has spoken in two media interviews about how she sees the book as a call to action for the global community to do more for refugees.[1][2]

## Synopsis

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The Boy on the Beach documents the Kurdi family's efforts to escape the Syrian civil war and the circumstances that led to the deaths of Alan, Ghalib Kurdi, and Rehanna (their mother), in 2015.[3][1][4] The book starts by describing the family's comfortable life in Damascus prior to the Syrian civil war.[5] As war starts, the family move to Kobanî, before fleeing Syria and attempting to cross the Mediterranean Sea.[5] When their boat capsizes, their father, Abdullah Kurdi, survives, but his two children Alan and Ghalib both drown along with his wife Rehanna.[5] A photograph of Alan caught the attention of the international media and public attention.[3]

## Critical reception

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The book made the long-list for the Canada Reads 2019 book competition.[3]

Book reviewer, Sheniz Janmohamed, writing in Quill & Quire credits the author for humanising the Syria conflict.[6]

## See also

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* 2015 European migrant crisis

## References

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1. ^ a b "Tima Kurdi". CBC. 12 Dec 2018.
2. ^ Wright, Teresa (2018-04-29). "Tima Kurdi wants Canada to take more refugees, hopes new book spotlights crisis". British Columbia. Retrieved 2022-08-03.
3. ^ a b c Patrick, Ryan B. (7 May 2018). "How Tima Kurdi is honouring the memory of her nephew with her book, The Boy on the Beach". CBC.
4. ^ Wright, Teresa (2018-04-29). "Tima Kurdi wants Canada to take more refugees, hopes new book spotlights crisis". British Columbia. Retrieved 2022-08-03.
5. ^ a b c Cole, Diane (2018-08-31). "The Aunt Of The Drowned Syrian Boy Tells What Happened After The Tragedy". NPR. Retrieved 2022-08-03.
6. ^ Janmohamed, Sheniz (2018-06-04). "The Boy on the Beach: My Family's Escape from Syria and Our Hope for a New Home". Quill and Quire. Retrieved 2022-08-03.

Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF

National|

* Germany

## External links

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* Publishers official web page