Literature produced by the refugee gives voice, dignity, and agency to the otherwise dispossessed subject. Not only do the survivors work-through their unsettling experiences by narrating their life stories, they make a demand on their audience to bear witness to atrocities. The refugee narratives such as Behrouz Boochani’s No Friends but the Mountains requalify the space of the camp, propelling it from invisibility to explosive presence in political debates. The subjects no more foreclosed, become political agents endowed with voice and demands. In this essay, I look at the micro and macro dynamics that contribute to the recognition of a refugee memoir including their engagement with politics, aesthetics, and ethics. Key Words: Refugee Literature, Iranian exilic life narratives, Boochani, Nayeri, Neyestani