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Beneath the Darkening Sky: Shortlisted for the Dylan Thomas Prize
Majok Tulba
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Description for Beneath the Darkening Sky: Shortlisted for the Dylan Thomas Prize
Paperback. When Majok Tulba was 9, rebel soldiers attacked his village, taking all children taller than an AK47 to become soldiers. Majok was an inch too short. This novel is the story of what might have happened had he been an inch taller. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 136 x 18. Weight in Grams: 284.
WINNER OF THE SYDNEY MORNING HERALD YOUNG NOVELIST'S AWARD
SHORTLISTED FOR THE DYLAN THOMAS PRIZE, THE COMMONWEALTH WRITERS' PRIZE AND NEW SOUTH WALES' PREMIER LITERARY AWARDS
On the day that Obinna’s village is savagely attacked by the rebel army and his father murdered, he witnesses violence beyond his imagination. Along with his older brother he finds himself thrown into a truck when the soldiers leave, to be shaped into an agent of horror – a child soldier. Marched through minefields and forced into battle, enduring a brutal daily existence, Obinna slowly works out which parts of himself to save ... Read more
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Publisher
Oneworld Publications United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781780742410
SKU
V9781780742410
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About Majok Tulba
Majok Tulba fled war-torn South Sudan as a sixteen-year-old, and now lives in Sydney with his wife and children. He was awarded a NSW Premier’s CAL Literary Centre Fellowship, and is the founder and CEO of the charity Mother and Child Development Agency. Beneath the Darkening Sky is Majok Tulba’s first novel, and announces the arrival of an important new ... Read more
Reviews for Beneath the Darkening Sky: Shortlisted for the Dylan Thomas Prize
‘A gripping narrative of innocence lost.’
Booklist 'Beneath the Darkening Sky is as heartbreaking as it is beautiful, giving us the story of a young boy who must fight to defend himself against conditions worse than any human
let alone a child
should ever be forced to endure. As a novel of resilience and identity, and of what lengths we are willing ... Read more
Booklist 'Beneath the Darkening Sky is as heartbreaking as it is beautiful, giving us the story of a young boy who must fight to defend himself against conditions worse than any human
let alone a child
should ever be forced to endure. As a novel of resilience and identity, and of what lengths we are willing ... Read more