Deo's experience can feel like this era's version of the Ellis Island migration. This book will stir the conscience and resurrect your faith in the human spirit."-Alex Kotlowitz From the Hardcover edition., Praise for Tracy Kidder'sStrength In What Remains "That 63-year-old Tracy Kidder may have just written his finest work - indeed, one of the truly stunning books I've read this year - is proof that the secret to memorable nonfiction is so often the writer's readiness to be surprised. His journey is the story of our times, one that keeps the rest of us from forgetting. Deo's story is remarkable, stunning really. Praise forMountains Beyond Mountains: "It'll fill you equally with wonder and hope." -People " masterpiece." -USA Today From the Hardcover edition., "The journey of Deo achieves mythic importance in Tracy Kidder's expert hands."-Adrian Nicole LeBlanc "Tracy Kidder'sStrength in What Remainsis a tour de force.
An extraordinary writer, Tracy Kidder once again shows us what it means to be fully human by telling a story about the heroism inherent in ordinary people, a story about a life based on hope. Kidder breaks new ground in telling this unforgettable story as he travels with Deo back over a turbulent life in search of meaning and forgiveness.
Then Deo begins to meet the strangers who will change his life, pointing him eventually in the direction of Columbia University, medical school, and a life devoted to healing. He ekes out a precarious existence delivering groceries, living in Central Park, and learning English by reading dictionaries in bookstores. Having survived a civil war and genocide, plagued by horrific dreams, he lands at JFK airport with two hundred dollars, no English, and no contacts. Deo arrives in America from Burundi in search of a new life. Strength in What Remains is a wonderfully written, inspiring account of one man's remarkable American journey and of the ordinary people who helped him-a brilliant testament to the power of will and of second chances. In this new book, Kidder gives us the superb story of a hero for our time. Tracy Kidder, winner of the Pulitzer Prize and author of the bestsellers The Soul of a New Machine, House, and the enduring classic Mountains Beyond Mountains, has been described by the Baltimore Sun as the master of the non-fiction narrative.
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