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Name: Don't tell me you're afraid
Author: Giuseppe Catozzella

📘 Don't tell me you're afraid by Giuseppe Catozzella

Based on a true story, the novel follows Samia, a Somali girl who discovers her talent for running at age eight. With the help of her friend Ali, who pretends to be her coach, she trains at night in a deserted stadium amid escalating war and political tensions. Despite limited resources and strict restrictions on women, Samia becomes a world‑class runner and is selected to represent Somalia at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, where she finishes last in her heat but inspires awe with her perseverance. Years later, as conditions in Somalia worsen, Samia sets her sights on the 2012 London Games. Determined to achieve her Olympic ambition, she takes the dangerous, solitary path of a migrant across Africa and the Mediterranean, risking her life for the hope of a better future.

First publish date: 2016

Genre: Literary Fiction/Contemporary Literary Fiction

Authors: Giuseppe Catozzella

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