Obtener libros electronicos Threads: From the Refugee Crisis
By Kate Evans
In the French port town of Calais, the historic home of the lace industry, a city
within a city has arisen. This new town, known as the Jungle, is the home of
thousands of refugees, mainly from the Middle East and Africa, all hoping,
somehow, to get to the UK. Into this squalid shantytown of shipping containers
and tents, full of rats and trash and devoid of toilets and safety, the artist Kate
Evans brought a sketchbook and an open mind. Combining the techniques of
eyewitness reportage with the medium of comic-book storytelling, Evans has
produced this unforgettable book, filled with poignant images by turns
shocking, angering, wry, and heartbreaking.Weaving into the story hostile
comments about the migrants from nativist politicians and Internet trolls,
Threads addresses one of the most pressing issues of modern times making a
compelling case, through intimate evidence, for compassionate treatment of
refugees and the free movement of peoples. Evans s creativity and passion as an
