What is it about?
In this complex memoir, Akkad revisits his past, growing up in Syria, becoming an activist for civil rights and a documentary maker, being detained, harassed, tortured... But he also recollects the journey to the UK, what being a refugee entails, and how migrants and refugees were treated during the pandemic when, paradoxically, they were caring for citizens.
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Why is it important?
The various experiences of the author himself and those he encounters along the way are explored, emotions made prominent, and injustices of diverse kinds (e.g. inadeuate gear for covid wards) denounced.
Perspectives
This is a vital contribution to a growing literature on life writing and ethics of care. I deploy assemblage theory to discuss the multiplicity of narratives and voices readers may encounter, as well as the way we become essential for it to do its work.
Dr Ana Belén Martínez García
Universidad de Navarra
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This page is a summary of: Fragments of Care, March 2026, Taylor & Francis,
DOI: 10.4324/9781003735595-12.
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