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Blogs in January 2020

Baho! 26th January 2020

When Nyamuragi, an adolescent mute, attempts to ask a young woman in rural Burundi for directions to an appropriate place to relieve himself, his gestures are mistaken as premeditation for rape. To the young woman’s community, his fleeing confirms...

Strength in what Remains 26th January 2020

Strength in What Remains recounts the remarkable experiences of Deo, a medical student from Burundi who narrowly survived two genocides, first in his own country, then Rwanda. Through sheer fortitude, and the astonishing kindness of strangers, Deo fled to...

Eleven Miles 26th January 2020

How far would you have walked to gain your high school education? From an early age, the greatest passion in Boitumelo Tumelo’s life is learning. Boi, as she is known to her friends and family, just loves going to...

Spiral Road 26th January 2020

Masud Alam has lived in Australia for the past 30 of his 53 years. Now his father, Abba, is dying, drifting in a haze of Alzheimer’s, and Masud has returned to Bangladesh to say goodbye and to reconnect with...

Seasonal Adjustments 26th January 2020

Winner, Book of the Year and Christina Stead Prize, New South Wales Premier’s Literary Awards 1994 Winner, Best First Book, Southeast Asia and South Pacific Region, Commonwealth Writers Prize 1995 Shortlisted, Age Book of the Year Award 1994 Shortlisted,...