The Walking: A NovelTwo brothers from a small Iranian mountain village Saladin, who has always dreamed of leaving, and Ali, who has never given it a thought are forced to flee for their lives in the aftermath of a political killing. The journey is beset by trouble from the start, but over the treacherous mountains they go, on foot to Istanbul and onward by freighter to the Azores. There, after a painful parting, Saladin alone continues on the final leg, on a cargo plane