Songs of a War Boy - The bestselling biography of Deng Adut - a child soldier, refugee and man of hope

Deng Adut fought as part of the Sudan People's Liberation Army from the age of six until his brother rescued him and a UN camp saw the two boys taken in by an Australian couple, from which point Adut proceeded to learn to read and eventually became a lawyer against the adversity of unthinkable trauma. Adut tells his story here, shortlisted for the ABIA Biography Book of the Year.

About the author

Refugee advocate and lawyer Deng Thiak Adut arrived in Australia as a refugee in 1998. His first book, Songs of a War Boy, details his harrowing experience as a child soldier in Sudan. In 2016 he was selected to give the prestigious Australia Day Address at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music. He is the co-founder of leading Sydney criminal law firm, AC Law Group, known for its commitment to the communities of Western Sydney. To honour his brother, Deng established the John Mac Foundation to further education and justice in Australia and Sudan, including providing university scholarships for people from refugee backgrounds. In 2017 he was named NSW Australian of the Year.

Summary

The bestselling biography of Deng Adut - Sudanese child soldier, refugee, Australian lawyer, and man of hope.

Additional text

In our oft overheated conversation about migrants, Songs of a War Boy seriously challenges our notions of what it means to be Australian. It's much less about genetic heritage than the fact that we are welcoming and free and live by the rule of law. Here, there's an immense pride in a citizenship that most of us take for granted.

Product details

• Authors: Deng Thiak Adut, Ben Mckelvey
• Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.10.2018
• EAN: 9780733640520
• ISBN: 978-0-7336-4052-0
• No. of pages: 320
• Dimensions: 128 mm x 196 mm x 24 mm
• Weight: 240 g
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Biographies, autobiographies; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration; Sudan, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Military, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Social Activists, True war & combat stories, Autobiography: general, Australia, True war and combat stories, Refugees and political asylum, Irregular or guerrilla forces and warfare