Out of Exile - Narratives from the Abducted and Displaced People of Sudan

In this book, refugees and abductees recount their escapes from the wars in Darfur and South Sudan, from political and religious persecution, and from abduction by militias. In their own words, they recount life before their displacement and the reasons for their flight.

About the author

Craig Walzer co-founded and operates a bookstore on the island of Santorini in Greece, Atlantis Books, and a bookstore in Madrid called Desperate Literature.

Summary

In this book, refugees and abductees recount their escapes from the wars in Darfur and South Sudan, from political and religious persecution, and from abduction by militias. In their own words, they recount life before their displacement and the reasons for their flight.

Additional text

Many of those who do survive escape with nothing but their story, something this essential collection of oral testimony records and, in a realistic way, celebrates… Time and again in this book, lives balance precariously between extraordinary acts of cruelty and lifesaving gestures of kindness.” —John Freeman for SFGate

“By telling the stories of a few of the millions of southern Sudanese refugees in their own words, and taking the time to get to know these people instead of portraying them as sad faces in a CNN video clip, editor Craig Walzer succeeded in bring these refugees’ often harrowing stories to light in a realistic, nuanced way.” —Maggie Fick for the Enough Project

“This riveting collection of 17 narratives puts a human face on the human-rights tragedy of Sudan. Students of global studies and international relations will find an abundance of research information in the excellent appendices, but the heart and soul of the book is most certainly in the heart-wrenching narratives of these people.” —Paula Dacker for School Library Journal

Product details

• Assisted by: Craig Walzer (Editor), Walzer Craig (Editor), Valentino Achak Deng (Introduction), Deng Valentino Achak (Introduction), Dave Eggers (Introduction), Eggers Dave (Introduction)
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 27.12.2022
• EAN: 9781642595420
• ISBN: 978-1-64259-542-0
• No. of pages: 390
• Dimensions: 209 mm x 139 mm x 25 mm
• Weight: 544 g
• Illustrations: Illustrationen, nicht spezifiziert
• Series: Voice of Witness
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Sudan, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Human Rights, HISTORY / Africa / North, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civil Rights, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Abortion & Birth Control, HISTORY / Africa / East, African History, Civil rights & citizenship, Civics and citizenship, HISTORY / Middle East / Egypt