Refugee Hotel

(Paperback)

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Three years ago, photographer Gabriele Stabile and journalist Juliet Linderman set out to document the experiences of refugees from around the world on their first night in the United States. Captured in stark, unforgettable photographs, stories, and oral histories, Stabile and Linderman have created nine portraits of modern-day refugees on their way to becoming Americans. They convey not only the impossibly confusing first hours spent in a new country, but also their struggles and triumphs years later, as concerns of survival and freedom give way to those of adjusting to their new home country.

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"Photographer Stabile and journalist Linderman present the images and words of refugees to the U.S. in this compact, beautiful volume."--Publishers Weekly "Refugee Hotel is full of stories that pull you in so immediately, and with such force, that the act of reading becomes surreal. Instead of sitting on the couch holding a book, it is as if you are in a movie theater, watching an independent film dominating awards season. It enriches your life in the moment, and leaves an impression so intimate you cannot easily forget it. There is no other book like Refugee Hotel on your shelf. You should remedy that soon."--Alexis Coe, SF Weekly PRAISE FOR VOICE OF WITNESS "These books are amazing ... beautifully produced, with incredible editing and literary sensibility. Voice of Witness has done a better job than I've seen anybody do with having people tell their stories in a way that really engages you." --Rachel Maddow, MSNBC, Air America "The series does not so much weave a tapestry from different experiences as braid a rope, a lifeline by which we might haul ourselves into a less ignorant, more actively compassionate future. In them, the specific illuminates the general, destroying preconceptions, stereotypes, and cop-out responses along the way." --Richard Vernon, Sojourners Magazine "In a time when history is told in cheap television re-enactments, if at all, and personal tragedy is gobbled up in rapidly digestible magazine photos and reality shows, this project goes against the grain." --Guardian UK

Author Bio

Gabriele Stabile is an Italian photographer based in New York City. His photography has appeared in the New Yorker, the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal. Juliet Linderman is a reporter living in Brooklyn. Formerly the editor of a small community newspaper, she has written for many publications including the New York Times and the Village Voice.