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What if you arrived in a new country, only to find the one you left behind had vanished? This is the bewildering reality for Viktor Navorski, an Eastern European man who lands at New York's JFK Airport to discover that a military coup has erased his nation from the map overnight. Suddenly, his passport is null, his visa is canceled, and he is a citizen of nowhere. He is, in a word, unacceptable. A MAN WITHOUT A COUNTRYConfined to the sprawling international terminal, Viktor becomes a ghost in the system, caught in a bureaucratic black hole. He cannot legally enter the United States, nor can he be sent back to a country that no longer exists. Watched by a frustrated airport official who wants him gone, he must carve out a life in the sterile, transient world of departure gates and food courts. A HOME IN THE IN-BETWEENWith little money and a language he can't speak, Viktor navigates his strange new home with ingenuity, wit, and unwavering decency. From learning to survive on returned luggage carts to forging an unlikely family with the airport's janitors, caterers, and shop clerks, his temporary prison slowly transforms into a community. He discovers friendship, a flicker of romance, and the profound truth that sometimes life is what happens while you're waiting for it to begin. This is a powerful and humorous exploration of: Human resilience in the face of the impossible The absurdity of modern bureaucracy The simple kindness that can make a home out of any place The incredible true story that inspired a beloved film

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