The Illegal

Keita Ali is an elite runner living in Zantoroland, a poor, fictional island that is erupting in political violence. When his father, a journalist, is murdered, Keita escapes to the wealthy nation of Freedom State--an imagined country much like our own. A stateless refugee without documentation, Keita must hide from the authorities even as he races marathons to support himself and ransom his sister who has been kidnapped. This tension-filled novel by the best-selling author of Someone Knows My Name is an astute exploration of dislocation, starting all over again, and the desperate need for home and community.

Author: Lawrence Hill
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 01/31/2017
Pages: 416
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.40w x 1.20d
ISBN13: 9780393353686
ISBN10: 0393353680
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | African American & Black | General
- Fiction | Literary
- Fiction | Dystopian