Iqbal: A Novel"You see, for Iqbal I was not invisible. I existed, and he made me free." For Fatima and the other unseen children of Hussain Khan's carpet factory, Iqbal Masih's arrival is the end of hope and its beginning. It is Iqbal who tells them that their family's debt will never be cancelled, no matter how many inches of progress they make in their rugs, no matter how neat the knots or perfect the pattern. But it is also Iqbal who is brave enough to talk about the future. "Fatima," he promises, "next spring you and I are going to go and fly a kite. Remember that, whatever happens." This is the story of the real Iqbal: a courageous thirteen-year-old boy who knew that his life was worth more than a rug, that chaining children to looms to work hours without rest was not right, and that there was a way to stop the abuse. |
ما يقوله الناس - كتابة مراجعة
تقييمات المستخدمين
عدد النجوم: 5 |
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عدد النجوم: 4 |
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عدد النجوم: 3 |
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عدد النجوم: 2 |
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نجمة واحدة |
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LibraryThing Review
معاينة المستخدمين - Feleciak - LibraryThingIqbal Touching 5 stars This novel is fictionalized account of Iqbal Masih's time as a child laborer. Iqbal's bravery and determination to be free, freed not only him but thousands of other children in ... قراءة التقييم بأكمله
LibraryThing Review
معاينة المستخدمين - jegammon - LibraryThingA very powerful story about the realities of child labor and slavery. The author does a great job with characterization - feelings, emotions, reactions - as the story is told from a child's ... قراءة التقييم بأكمله
المحتوى
القسم 1 | 1 |
القسم 2 | 9 |
القسم 3 | 14 |
القسم 4 | 23 |
القسم 5 | 32 |
القسم 6 | 38 |
القسم 7 | 49 |
القسم 8 | 56 |
القسم 9 | 67 |
القسم 10 | 75 |
القسم 11 | 82 |
القسم 12 | 91 |
القسم 13 | 101 |
القسم 14 | 107 |
القسم 15 | 116 |
طبعات أخرى - عرض جميع المقتطفات
عبارات ومصطلحات مألوفة
afraid almond answered anymore arms arrived asked began Bonded Labor Liberation broke brother buffalo carpet factory carpet maker chained chickpea chil child labor courtyard cried crying dark debt dust erase Eshan Khan Eshan Khan's wife everything eyes father Fatima feel felt hands happened head hear heard Hussain Khan Iqbal Iqbal Masih IqbaPs iron door Karachi Karim kiln kite knew laddu Lahore light little Ali looked looms Maria master mistress Mohammed moneylenders morning mother muezzin never night numskulls Pakistan policemen pulled red dust Reebok remember rupee rusty Salman scorpions screamed seen shouted silence slate slaves slowly someone sound spat stood stopped strange Sweden talk tall tell there's things thought thunderstorm told Tomb took Toyota van tried trucks true trying Tunf turned Twig village voice What's window workshop yelled