The Twilight Trek by Sefi Atta (Nigeria)

 

 

The short story highlights the horrors that illegal immigrants from Africa go through as they escape from their home countries in search of green pastures in Europe. Jean Luc, the main character who confesses this isn't his real name is born poor to a prostitute mother who at a very young age tries to lure him off to a rich Lebanese a pedophile homosexual. he runs away from home and tries to live off the streets but after being beaten and raped he makes a decision to run away from home to Europe and Spain in particular, for he believes this is where he can make his dreams come true playing professional football. The difficult  journey through the Sahara together with other immigrants reveals the horrible experiences and difficulties that his people have to go through to get across to Europe with no guarantee of reaching their destination.