The Ungrateful Refugee: What Immigrants Never Tell You by Dina Nayeri

The Ungrateful Refugee: What Immigrants Never Tell You

Dina Nayeri

539 pages first pub 2019 (editions)

nonfiction memoir politics challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

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A Finalist for the 2019 Kirkus Prize in Nonfiction"Nayeri combines her own experience with those of refugees she meets as an adult, telling their stories with tenderness and reverence.” ―The New York Times Book Review"Nayeri weaves her empowering ...

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informative 83%
emotional 70%
reflective 68%
challenging 63%
sad 35%
inspiring 34%
dark 18%
tense 13%
hopeful 12%
adventurous 3%
funny 1%

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fast 6%

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