Books like Harbor by Lorraine Adams
Lorraine Adams’ debut novel, *Harbor*, chronicles the harrowing escape of Aziz Arkoun, a 24‑year‑old stowaway from Algeria, who survives 52 days in a tanker’s hold and swims toward Boston Harbor. Rescued by strangers, Aziz finds himself trapped in a world of disillusionment and identity theft, living a raw, comedic struggle for survival that mirrors the hardships he fled. As the story unfolds across East Boston, Brooklyn, and a North African army camp, it exposes the ambiguities of these men’s pasts and presents themes of violence, surveillance, and the fluid nature of identity. The novel culminates in a tense confrontation with surveillance, forcing readers to question the nature of terrorism and the identities of those labeled as such.
First publish date: 2004
Genre: Suspense/General Suspense
Authors: Lorraine Adams
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