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Lädt ... Songs of a War Boyvon Deng Thiak Adut, Deng Adut, Ben McKelvey
   Keine Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch.  Mrs_Tapsell_Bookzone | Feb 14, 2023 |    ) nicsreads | Oct 20, 2019 | It IS a VERY GOOD read. The last part of the story contains is a journey into philosophy. I loved it, probably because I can relate to many parts of what Deng says and he says it well. There are parts that contain great wisdom and emotion and is really a must-read. Whether or not a person who has never been deprived, smelt death or the closeness of death - or felt the sting of dis-assimilation will ever understand them. They are worth reading - and knowing about. (  ) mmmorsi | Aug 24, 2018 | (BTW I am using the term ‘African’ in the same way that I would use ‘European’. There are 54 countries recognised by the United Nations on the continent of Africa. I found the map at the front of the book very helpful for tracing Deng’s journey to freedom because my knowledge of African geography is a bit hazy, as it is for parts of post-Soviet Europe). Deng, however, has gained a place in Australia’s heart as a spokesman for people of African origin. From the age of six Deng Thiak Adut was a child conscipt in southern Sudan, and was rescued and brought to Australian when he was fourteen. Through sheer grit and determination this illiterate teenager with no formal education mastered English, and went on to complete not just an undergraduate degree in law, but also a Master’s. He now has his own practice, the AC Law Group, in partnership with Joseph Correy, was awarded the New South Wales Australian of the Year for 2017 and was featured in a promotional video for Western Sydney University which immediately went viral and has been viewed almost three million times. I thought I knew Deng’s story from the extensive media coverage so I only brought the book home to browse through, but I ended up reading it cover-to-cover and couldn’t put it down. To read the rest of my review please visit https://anzlitlovers.com/2018/01/21/songs-of-a-war-boy-by-deng-thiak-adut-with-b... ( ) anzlitlovers | Jan 21, 2018 | I found the afterword particularly sad, and it's a reminder of how fortunate I am just by what part of the world I was born into. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buA3tsGnp2s Andrew_Pollock | Jul 29, 2017 | Zeige 5 von 5 keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
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Deng Adut's family were farmers in South Sudan when a brutal civil war altered his life forever. At six years old, his mother was told she had to give him up to fight. At the age most Australian children are starting school, Deng was conscripted into the Sudan People's Liberation Army. He began a harsh, relentless military training that saw this young boy trained to use an AK-47 and sent into battle. He lost the right to be a child. He lost the right to learn. The things Deng saw over those years will stay with him forever. He suffered from cholera, malaria and numerous other debilitating illnesses but still he had to fight. A child soldier is expected to kill or be killed and Deng almost died a number of times. He survived being shot in the back. The desperation and loneliness was overwhelming. He thought he was all alone. But Deng was rescued from war by his brother John. Hidden in the back of a truck, he was smuggled out of Sudan and into Kenya. Here he lived in refugee camps until he was befriended by an Australian couple. With their help and the support of the UN, Deng Adut came to Australia as a refugee. Despite physical injuries and mental trauma he grabbed the chance to make a new life. He worked in a local service station and learnt English watching The Wiggles. He taught himself to read and started studying at TAFE. In 2005 he enrolled in a Bachelor of Law at Western Sydney University. He became the first person in his family to graduate from university. This is an inspiring story of a man who has overcome deadly adversity to become a lawyer and committed worker for the disenfranchised, helping refugees in Western Sydney. It is an important reminder of the power of compassion and the benefit to us all when we open our doors and our hearts to fleeing war, persecution and trauma. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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