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'At once a non-fiction thriller and a moral maze, this is one man's epic story of trying to find a safe place in the world.
'When Ali Al Jenabi flees Saddam Hussein's torture chambers, he is forced to leave his family behind in Iraq. What follows is an incredible international odyssey through the shadow world of fake passports, crowded camps and illegal border crossings, living every day with excruciating uncertainty about what the next will bring.
'Through betrayal, triumph, misfortune - even romance and heartbreak - Ali is sustained by his fierce love of freedom and family. Continually pushed to the limits of his endurance, eventually he must confront what he has been forced to become.
'With enormous power and insight, The People Smuggler tells a story of daily heroism, bringing to life the forces that drive so many people to put their lives in unscrupulous hands. It is an utterly gripping portrait of a man cut loose from the protections of civilisation, attempting to retain his dignity and humanity while taking whatever path he can out of an impossible position.' (From the publisher's website.)
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Dedication: For Ahmad. And for my sister Paddy, who died during the writing of this book.
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In the Shadows of Fiction
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Unholy Trinity of Sex, Drugs Money
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Lunch Hour Talk : The People Smuggler
2013
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— Appears in: Jessie Street National Women's Library Newsletter , July vol. 24 no. 3 2013; (p. 4)
— Review of The People Smuggler : The True Story of Ali Al Jenabi, the 'Oskar Schindler of Asia' 2012 single work biography -
A Risky 'Business'
2012
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— Appears in: Australian Women's Book Review , vol. 24 no. 1 2012;
— Review of The People Smuggler : The True Story of Ali Al Jenabi, the 'Oskar Schindler of Asia' 2012 single work biography -
Smuggler Story Wins Top Prize
2012
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— Appears in: The Australian , 5 September 2012; (p. 7)
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Off the Shelf : Biography
2012
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— Appears in: The Saturday Age , 26 May 2012; (p. 32)
— Review of The People Smuggler : The True Story of Ali Al Jenabi, the 'Oskar Schindler of Asia' 2012 single work biography -
Pick of the Week
2012
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— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 23-24 June 2012; (p. 35)
— Review of The People Smuggler : The True Story of Ali Al Jenabi, the 'Oskar Schindler of Asia' 2012 single work biography -
The People-Smuggler as Humane Hero, Not a Villain
2012
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— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 30 June - 1 July 2012; (p. 24-25)
— Review of The People Smuggler : The True Story of Ali Al Jenabi, the 'Oskar Schindler of Asia' 2012 single work biography -
Nonsense on Stilts
2012
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— Appears in: Australian Book Review , July-August no. 343 2012; (p. 65)
— Review of The People Smuggler : The True Story of Ali Al Jenabi, the 'Oskar Schindler of Asia' 2012 single work biography -
A Risky 'Business'
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Women's Book Review , vol. 24 no. 1 2012;
— Review of The People Smuggler : The True Story of Ali Al Jenabi, the 'Oskar Schindler of Asia' 2012 single work biography -
Smuggler Story Wins Top Prize
2012
single work
column
— Appears in: The Australian , 5 September 2012; (p. 7) -
In the Shadows of Fiction
2013
single work
column
— Appears in: The Age , 6 April 2013; (p. 29) -
Unholy Trinity of Sex, Drugs Money
2013
single work
column
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 20 October vol. 20 October no. 2013; (p. 20)
Awards
- 2013 winner Ned Kelly Awards for Crime Writing — Best True Crime
- 2013 shortlisted Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIA) — Australian Newcomer of the Year
- 2013 shortlisted Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIA) — Australian General Non-Fiction Book of the Year
- 2013 longlisted The Stella Prize
- 2012 winner Human Rights Awards — Literature Non-Fiction Award
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cIraq,cMiddle East, Asia,
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cIndonesia,cSoutheast Asia, South and East Asia, Asia,
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cAustralia,c
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