No Friend But the Mountains
Writing from Manus Prison
by Behrouz Boochani
Recommended by Meena Kandasamy and Julian Burnside
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Recommended by 2 sources and appears in About Australia, Politics, and Social Sciences.
?Our government jailed his body, but his soul remained that of a free man.? ? From the Foreword by Man Booker Prize?winning author Richard FlanaganIn 2013, KurdishIranian journalist Behrouz Boochani was illegally detained on Manus Island, a refugee detention centre off the coast of Australia.He has been there ever since.This book is the result. La...
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Recommended by 2 sources and appears in About Australia, Politics, and Social Sciences.
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Julian Burnside
“Extremely thrilled with #BehrouzBoochani freedom, and now is a great occasion to recommend his book on being illegally detained in Manus Island 's horrific conditions. It's a book that was written one text message at a time on a secret mobile phone in prison | Great book Essential reading for all Australians who want to know how our gov't treats innocent people simply looking for a safe place to be: we put them in shocking danger and drive them mad. Probably not read by those devout Christians @ScottMorrisonMP and @Peter@PeterDutton_MP”
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