In the Sea There are Crocodiles Reading Guide & Discussion Questions

Book Club Discussion Questions

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For supplemental discussion material see our Beyond the Book article, The Persecution of the Hazara People and our BookBrowse Review of In the Sea There are Crocodiles.

Please be aware that this discussion guide will contain spoilers!

1. The novel is narrated by someone recalling their childhood experiences. How does this affect your reading of the story? Do you feel more or less sympathetic than if it had been in the present tense? Do you always believe the narrator?



2. Does knowing that this is a true story affect the way you read the novel? Are Enaiatollah's questions of Fabio throughout the novel meant to remind you that this is true?



3. There are very few female characters encountered in the novel - why do you think this is?

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