Nick Thorpe - Sír az út előttem - Remények és félelmek a menekültek Európába vezető útján

Even during the writing of his previous book (The Danube - Journey from the Black Sea to the Black Forest, Scolar, 2015), Nick Thorpe, the BBC's correspondent living in Hungary, continuously reported on the increasingly serious problem of our decade: the refugee crisis that has turned European political life upside down. He devoted his latest book entirely to this topic. Today, almost everyone takes a stand on this complicated issue, and people have many different attitudes towards refugees. But what do they, the refugees, think? What are they running from and where are they running? What did they leave behind and what do they hope for? Who are they anyway? "I borrowed the title of my new book, Sír az út before me, from a Székely folk song..." - writes the author at the beginning of the book. We can read about human destinies, family tragedies and reunions, observe the everyday life of those on the road up close, and get to know the "good" and the "bad". Whether in a folk song or a folk tale, behind things there are always great truths to be considered, great lessons - and human destinies.