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Angeliki is a Somalian refugee who Nuri and Afra meet in Athens. Angeliki lives in a refugee camp at Pedion tou Areos, and her breasts are often leaking milk though she has no child. When she first meets Nuri, she tells him her blood has been poisoned and she is dead. Later, when Nuri and Afra have moved into the park too, she tells them how someone drugged her and stole her baby away from her in the night. Angeliki often speaks to Nuri of Odysseus, how he made his journey only to find his home again. She and Afra become close. Afra draws a picture for Angeliki, who says it will remind her of a better world. Angeliki’s character sheds light on another layer of the refugee experience, as she left home for better opportunities only to become trapped.
Angeliki Quotes in The Beekeeper of Aleppo
The The Beekeeper of Aleppo quotes below are all either spoken by Angeliki or refer to Angeliki. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 9
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“[Odysseus] went from Ithaca to Calypso to god knows where—all of this journey, to find what?”
There was an intensity to her—the way she leaned into me, the way she pushed my leg if I took my eyes off her.
“I don’t know,” I said to her.
“To find his home again,” she said.
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Angeliki Quotes in The Beekeeper of Aleppo
The The Beekeeper of Aleppo quotes below are all either spoken by Angeliki or refer to Angeliki. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Chapter 9
Quotes
“[Odysseus] went from Ithaca to Calypso to god knows where—all of this journey, to find what?”
There was an intensity to her—the way she leaned into me, the way she pushed my leg if I took my eyes off her.
“I don’t know,” I said to her.
“To find his home again,” she said.
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