The Illegal

By Lawrence Hill

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393353680
• ISBN13: 9780393353686
• Release Date: January 2017
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.4" x 8.0"