Patrick Kingsley – författare

Europe is facing a wave of migration unmatched since the end of World War II - and no one has reported on this crisis in more depth or breadth than the Guardian's migration correspondent, Patrick Kingsley. Throughout 2015, Kingsley travelled to 17 countries along the migrant trail, meeting hundreds of refugees making epic odysseys across deserts, seas and mountains to reach the holy grail of Europe. This is Kingsley's unparalleled account of who these voyagers are. It's about why they keep coming, and how they do it. It's about the smugglers who help them on their way, and the coastguards who rescue them at the other end. The volunteers that feed them, the hoteliers that house them, and the border guards trying to keep them out. And the politicians looking the other way.

Europe is facing a wave of migration unmatched since the end of World War II - and no one has reported on this crisis in more depth or breadth than the Guardian's migration correspondent, Patrick Kingsley. Throughout 2015, Kingsley travelled to 17 countries along the migrant trail, meeting hundreds of refugees making epic odysseys across deserts, seas and mountains to reach the holy grail of Europe. This is Kingsley's unparalleled account of who these voyagers are. It's about why they keep coming, and how they do it. It's about the smugglers who help them on their way, and the coastguards who rescue them at the other end. The volunteers that feed them, the hoteliers that house them, and the border guards trying to keep them out. And the politicians looking the other way.The New Odyssey is a work of original, bold reporting written with a perfect mix of compassion and authority by the journalist who knows the subject better than any other.

Världen bevittnar just nu den största migrationsvågen sedan andra världskriget och fler än en miljon människor har gjort den livsfarliga resan över Medelhavet för att nå Europa.Bakom varje statistisk uppgift, varje läckande fartyg, varje tidningsnotis, finns människor. Männi­skor som riskerar allt i sökandet efter en fredlig plats. Människor som Hashem al­-Souki, som flyr från Syrien till Sverige så att hans familj ska kunna få ett bättre liv.Den här boken handlar om honom - och de miljontals andra som befinner sig i en liknande situation. Och inte minst handlar den om politiker som väljer att titta åt ett annat håll. Vid en tidpunkt då Europa visar sin mest likgiltiga och protektio­nistiska sida blottlägger Den nya odysse en vad en sådan flyktingpolitik kostar i människoliv.*Patrick Kingsley är tidningen The Guardians första migrationskorrespondent.