{"product_id":"no-friend-but-the-mountains-writing-from-manus-prison-paperback","title":"No Friend But the Mountains: Writing from Manus Prison - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBehrouz Boochani\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eOmid Tofighian\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of Australia's richest literary award, \u003ci\u003eNo Friend but the Mountains \u003c\/i\u003eis Kurdish-Iranian journalist and refugee Behrouz Boochani's account of his detainment on Australia's notorious Manus Island prison. Composed entirely by text message, this work represents the harrowing experience of stateless and imprisoned refugees and migrants around the world.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 2013, Kurdish-Iranian 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. Laboriously tapped out on a mobile phone and translated from the Farsi. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is a voice of witness, an act of survival. A lyric first-hand account. A cry of resistance. A vivid portrait of five years of incarceration and exile. Winner of the Victorian Prize for Literature, \u003ci\u003eNo Friend but the Mountains \u003c\/i\u003eis an extraordinary account -- one that is disturbingly representative of the experience of the many stateless and imprisoned refugees and migrants around the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Our government jailed his body, but his soul remained that of a free man.\" -- From the Foreword by Man Booker Prize-winning author Richard Flanagan\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.8 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 04, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards (2019)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44569129123942,"sku":"9781487006839","price":28.83,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/eER1OEhvL0JmekFnRHpKc3lMeVBDQT09.webp?v=1770832345","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/no-friend-but-the-mountains-writing-from-manus-prison-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}