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The Terminal Man: A Man Spent Nearly Two Decades at an Airport!
| Sir Alfred and belongings at Charles de Gaulle. |
I recently finished The Terminal Man, an autobiography by Sir Alfred Mehran also known as Mehran Karimi Nasseri.
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In case you’re not familiar with the name, Alfred is perhaps the most famous homeless man in history. He lived in Terminal One of Charles De Gaulle airport for approximately sixteen years, starting in 1988.
The autobiography itself was unique in the way that language was used.
Alfred has a nack for using repetition for emphasis and for explaining some things in more detail than would otherwise be required.
Of all the homeless people I have met in my lifetime, it was encouraging to read this autobiography.
For once, someone wasn’t asking for money. In fact, on multiple occasions, people offered to send him money to help but he refused – he wasn’t taking money from anyone.
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Food, on the other hand, was the only exception. Food and paper, that is. He kept a journal every day for his stay at