New York: The Viking Press, (2013.) dj. Hardcover first edition - A novel by this two-time Booker Prize winning writer and Nobel laureate - one which can be read as an allegory about the plight of refugees everywhere - "Separated from his mother as a passenger on a boat bound for a new land, David is a boy who is quite literally adrift. The piece of paper explaining his situation is lost, but a fellow passenger, Sim—n, vows to look after the boy. When the boat docks, David and Sim—n are issued new names, new birthdays, and virtually a whole new life." 277 pp. ISBN: 978-0670014651.