LEADER 00000nam 2200481 i 4500 001 sky292056577 003 SKY 005 20180601100924.0 008 180220s2018 nyu e 000 0aeng 020 9780393651287 020 0393651282 040 BKCT|beng|erda|cBKCT|dSKYRV|dUtOrBLW 041 1 eng|hita 092 BIO|bBARTOLO 100 1 Bartolo, Pietro,|d1956-|eauthor. 245 10 Tears of salt :|ba doctor's story /|cPietro Bartolo and Lidia Tilotta ; with the collaboration of Giacomo Bartolo. 250 First American edition. 264 1 New York :|bW.W. Norton & Company,|c2018. 300 205 pages :|bmap ;|c22 cm 336 text|2rdacontent 337 unmediated|2rdamedia 338 volume|2rdacarrier 500 First published in Italian as Lacrime di sale: la mia storia quotidiana di medico di Lampedusa fra dolore e speranza by Mondadori in 2016. 520 The internationally best-selling personal story of "the doctor on the front lines of the migrant crisis" (CNN). Situated more than one hundred miles off Italys southern coast, the rocky island of Lampedusa has hit world headlines in recent years as the first port of call for hundreds of thousands of African and Middle Eastern refugees fleeing civil war and terrorism and hoping to make a new life in Europe. Dr. Pietro Bartolo, who runs the lone medical clinic on the island, has been caring for many of themboth the living and the deadfor a quarter century. Tears of Salt is Dr. Bartolos moving account of his life and work set against one of the signal crises of our time. With quiet dignity and an unshakable moral center, he tells unforgettable tales of pain and hope, stories of those who didnt make it and those who did. Tears of Salt is a lasting work of literature and an intimate portrait of a remarkable man whose inspiring message rings clear: "We cant and we wont be governed by our fears." 650 0 Physicians|zItaly|zLampedusa|vBiography. 650 0 Immigrants|zItaly|zLampedusa. 650 0 Immigrants|xSerices for|zItaly|zLampedusa. 650 0 Emigration and immigration. 650 0 Emigrants and immigrants. 655 7 Autobiographies.|2lcgft 655 7 Biographies.|2lcgft 700 1 Tilotta, Lidia,|eauthor. 700 1 Bartolo, Giacomo. 730 0 Lacrime di sale.|lEnglish.
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