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A migrant ship has capsized off the shore of a small Greek island, again, this time with a young survivor. Told in alternating chapters set before and after this tragedy, Omar El Akkad's What Strange Paradise follows the path of 9-year-old refugee Amir, fleeing the wreck, and the 15-year-old islander who helps him. Although Amir is the novel's central character, What Strange Paradise illuminates the backstories and motivations of every character, from the other migrants on the ship to the island's tourism-d