In ‘Home I Carry With Me’, which came out last month, she writes about Wassim, Romeo and Laila, who meet during their flight from Syria to Europe. They make the crossing on a leaking rubber boat, the life jackets they bought turn out to be just as leaky as the boat. Many do not survive the flight. Once arrived in Greece, the desired freedom is still not in sight. Through the “drain of Europe”, as Korevaar describes the journey through countries such as Hungary, Serbia and Croatia, they try to keep themselves alive, while they are beaten back – literally – by the border police.
Then Syrian, now Ukrainian refugees: ‘The difference in reception is inexplicable’
