Tears of Salt by Pietro Bartolo
For twenty-five years, Dr. Pietro Bartolo has run the lone medical clinic on the Italian island of Lampedusa. In that time he has rescued, welcomed, and cared for many of the hundreds of thousands of desperate migrants from the Middle East and Africa who have washed up on the island's shores. In this inspiring account of his life and work, Bartolo shares his quiet dignity, unshakable moral center, and inspirational message-We can't and we won't be governed by our fears. The book is filled with Bartolo's unforgettable tales of pain and hope, moving stories of those who didn't make it and those who did. Tears of Salt is both a lasting work of literature and an intimate portrait and fresh perspective on a signal crisis of our time.
Tears of Salt is a tender personal memoir... It is also a damning indictment of the broader, collective indifference of humankind to both the drowned and the saved. -- Philip Gourevitch
A work not to be missed.... [Bartolo] limns his narrative with great compassion and humanity. -- Marjorie Kehe - Christian Science Monitor
Heart-wrenching and relevant. -- Marion Winik - Minneapolis Star Tribune
Poignant. -- Uzodinma Iweala - New York Times Book Review
Through Dr. Bartolo we understand that it is impossible to do nothing in the face of such great human need. -- Vanity Fair
Equal parts memoir, celebration of [Lampedusa] and report from the front. Above all, though, it is a plea for compassion. -- Edward Morris - BookPage
At a time when our broken world seems to be encouraging, and lauding, the worst of humanity, along comes the remarkable Dr. Bartolo to show us what courage, integrity, and compassion look like. His life is a manual of what it means to be human. -- Rabih Alameddine
Tears of Salt...reveals the human side of suffering through the life of one man. -- Adele Annesi - Washington Independent Review of Books
Dr. Bartolo's spare, poignant, angry account of his life as doctor to the refugees arriving on the shores of Italy is an unusual and important addition to the growing literature of migration. Anyone wanting to understand the disaster of what is happening around us should read this book. -- Caroline Moorehead
A work not to be missed.... [Bartolo] limns his narrative with great compassion and humanity. -- Marjorie Kehe - Christian Science Monitor
Heart-wrenching and relevant. -- Marion Winik - Minneapolis Star Tribune
Poignant. -- Uzodinma Iweala - New York Times Book Review
Through Dr. Bartolo we understand that it is impossible to do nothing in the face of such great human need. -- Vanity Fair
Equal parts memoir, celebration of [Lampedusa] and report from the front. Above all, though, it is a plea for compassion. -- Edward Morris - BookPage
At a time when our broken world seems to be encouraging, and lauding, the worst of humanity, along comes the remarkable Dr. Bartolo to show us what courage, integrity, and compassion look like. His life is a manual of what it means to be human. -- Rabih Alameddine
Tears of Salt...reveals the human side of suffering through the life of one man. -- Adele Annesi - Washington Independent Review of Books
Dr. Bartolo's spare, poignant, angry account of his life as doctor to the refugees arriving on the shores of Italy is an unusual and important addition to the growing literature of migration. Anyone wanting to understand the disaster of what is happening around us should read this book. -- Caroline Moorehead
Pietro Bartolo was born in Lampedusa to a family of fishermen. He returned to Lampedusa after getting his medical degree, and has been running the island’s lone clinic since 1991. He was featured in Gianfranco Rosi’s celebrated documentary film Fire at Sea, a finalist for the Academy Award. Lidia Tilotta is a journalist with RAI Regional News and Mediterraneo.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780393356557 |
| ISBN 10 | 0393356558 |
| Title | Tears of Salt |
| Author | Pietro Bartolo |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | WW Norton & Co |
| Year published | 2019-02-19 |
| Number of pages | 208 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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