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1. www.litcharts.com › lit › a-long-way-home-a-memoirMaps and Google Earth Symbol in A Long Way Home - LitCharts

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   Maps then come to represent Saroo’s hope and idealism in attempting to find his home, and particularly in terms of Google Earth, they illustrate how technology and social networking can help illuminate incomplete or childish memories.

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3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Saroo_BrierleySaroo Brierley - Wikipedia

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   An autobiographical account of his experiences, A Long Way Home, was published in 2013 in Australia, released internationally in 2014, and adapted into the 2016 Oscar-nominated film Lion, starring Sunny Pawar and Dev Patel as Saroo, David Wenham as his adoptive father, John Brierley, and Nicole Kidman as his adoptive mother, Sue Brierley.

4. www.litcharts.com › lit › a-long-way-home-a-memoirA Long Way Home by Saroo Brierley Plot Summary | LitCharts

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   Prologue. As an adult, Saroo stands in front of his childhood home in India. He’s in shock: the tiny house is clearly abandoned. A young woman appears out of the next house to help, and Saroo begins to list the people who lived in the house. The woman says they don’t live there anymore.

5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › A_Long_Way_Home_(book)A Long Way Home (book) - Wikipedia

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   A Long Way Home is a non-fiction book by Indian-Australian businessman Saroo Brierley written together with Larry Buttrose. The text was initially released in Australia on 24 June 2013 via Viking , then re-released internationally in 2014, and adapted into a major film in 2016.

   • Author: Saroo Brierley, Larry Buttrose

   • Publish Year: 2013

6. www.litcharts.com › lit › a-long-way-home-a-memoirA Long Way Home Study Guide | Literature Guide - LitCharts

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   The best study guide to A Long Way Home on the planet, from the creators of SparkNotes. Get the summaries, analysis, and quotes you need.

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   Jun 24, 2013 · When Saroo Brierley used Google Earth to find his long-lost home town half a world away, he made global headlines. Saroo had become lost on a train in India at the age of five.

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   Did Google Earth help Saroo Brierley return?

   • And here I am, standing in front of her. When Saroo Brierley was 4, he hopped on the wrong train in rural India, losing his way and his family. But as he recounts in A Long Way Home, Google Earth helped him return decades later.

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   How did Brierley find Google Earth?

   • As he recounts in his new book, A Long Way Home, Brierley couldn't help but wonder about his hometown back in India. He remembered landmarks, but since he didn't know his town's name, finding a small neighborhood in a vast country proved to be impossible. Then he found Google Earth.

   Interview: Saroo Brierley, Author Of 'A Long Way Home: A Memoir ... - …

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   Who is Saroo Brierley?

   • saroobrierley.com Saroo Brierley(born c. 1981) is an Indian-born Australian businessman and author who, at the age of five, was accidentally separated from his biological family. He was adopted out of India by an Australian couple but was reunited with his original family 25 years later after finding his hometown via Google Earth.

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   Is a long way home based on a true story?

   • An autobiographical account of his experiences, A Long Way Home, was published in 2013 in Australia, released internationally in 2014, and adapted into the 2016 Oscar-nominatedfilm Lion, starring Sunny Pawar and Dev Patelas Saroo, David Wenhamas his adoptive father, John Brierley, and Nicole Kidmanas his adoptive mother, Sue Brierley. Background

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   How did Saroo get a map?

   • Maps very quickly become extremely important documents for Saroo: Mum pins up a map of India in his bedroom, and together, the two draw a map of Saroo’s hometown and the town where he boarded the train for Calcutta. Saroo fixates on the map in his room, and later on the maps made available to him via the program Google Earth.

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   How does Saroo feel about a tiny house?

   • As an adult, Saroo stands in front of his childhood home in India. He’s in shock: the tiny house is clearly abandoned. A young woman appears out of the next house to help, and Saroo begins to list the people who lived in the house. The woman says they don’t live there anymore.

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   Jun 22, 2014 · When Saroo Brierley was 4, he hopped on the wrong train in rural India, losing his way and his family. But as he recounts in A Long Way Home, Google Earth helped him return decades later.