Culture | Refugees and reportage

A journalist joins his Afghan friend’s odyssey to Europe

Matthieu Aikins chronicles their journey in “The Naked Don’t Fear the Water”

The long road to a better life

The Naked Don’t Fear the Water. By Matthieu Aikins. Harper; 336 pages; $27.99. Fitzcarraldo Editions; £12.99

This article appeared in the Culture section of the print edition under the headline “His brother’s record-keeper”

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