An Olympic dream : the story of Samia Yusuf Omar /

An Olympic dream : the story of Samia Yusuf Omar /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Kleist, Reinhard, 1970- author, illustrator.
Imprint:	London : SelfMadeHero, 2016. ©2015
Description:	147 pages : chiefly illustrations, map ; 24 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Omar, Samia Yusuf, -- 1991-2012 -- Comic books, strips, etc. Omar, Samia Yusuf, -- 1991-2012. Olympic Games -- (29th : -- 2008 : -- Beijing, China) -- Comic books, strips, etc. Olympic Games -- (30th : -- 2012 : -- London, England) -- Comic books, strips, etc. Olympic Games. Olympic athletes -- Somalia -- Comic books, strips, etc. Women runners -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc. Refugees -- Somalia -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc. Olympic athletes. Refugees. Women runners. Somalia. Graphic novels -- England -- 2015. Graphic novels -- Germany -- 2015 -- Translations. Biographies. Graphic novels. Biographies. Comic books, strips, etc. Graphic novels.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11540009

Hidden Bibliographic Details
Varying Form of Title:	Story of Samia Yusuf Omar
Other title:	Traum vom Olympia : die geschichte von Samia Yusuf Omar.
Other authors / contributors:	Hahnenberger, Ivanka, translator.
ISBN:	1910593095 9781910593097
Notes:	Originally published in German as Der traum vom Olympia : die geschichte von Samia Yusuf Omar. Translated from German to English by Ivanka Hahnenberger.
Summary:	The image of Samia Yusuf Omar running for last place at the 2008 Beijing Olympics will forever be imprinted in the minds of all who saw it: The lean Somalian, wearing knee-length leggings and a baggy T-shirt, came in seconds behind her competitors. What the cheering crowd couldn't know then was what it took to get there. An Olympic Dream follows Omar's second attempt to represent her country at the Olympics, this time in London. Reinhard Kleist pictures the athlete training in one of the most dangerous cities in the world; her passage through Sudan and into Libya; and her fateful attempt to reach Europe. By telling the story of one remarkable woman, Kleist gives voice to the thousands of migrants who risk their lives daily for a better future.

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Call Number:	GV697.O63 K43 2016
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