by Francesco D'Adamo · CRUÏLLA · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788466144544
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«La història de l'Iqbal» is the children's and young adult novel by Francesco D'Adamo, published by Cruïlla in paperback (176 pages, in Catalan).
Novel inspired by the real life of Iqbal Masih, a Pakistani boy whom his parents hand over to a carpet manufacturer to settle a debt. Along with other minors chained to the loom, he rebels against the mafias and ends up becoming an international symbol of the fight against child exploitation.
Volume 119 of the El Barco de Vapor Roja collection; work originally published as «Storia di Iqbal» in 2001. Catalan translation by Aurora Ballester i Gassó and illustrations by Pedro Moya González.
Recommended for readers aged 10 and up, it is often used in school reading plans to address human rights, justice and personal freedom.
