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Heather Tyler's chapters incorporate letters, diary entries, and interview material from asylum seekers being held in mandatory detention in Australia; the majority of whom were held at the Villawood Detention Centre in Sydney.
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Contents indexed selectively.
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Dedication: To the asylum seekers -- people just like us.
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Epigraph: There is no greater sorrow on earth than the loss of one's native land. -- Euripides, 431 BC.
Contents
* Contents derived from the
South Melbourne,
South Melbourne - Port Melbourne area,
Melbourne - Inner South,
Melbourne,
Victoria,:Lothian
, 2003 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
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Voice of Consciencei"If one person dies,",
single work
poetry
(p. 237)
Note: Editor's note: 'June 2002, his 41st month of detention.'
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Tragic Stories of Asylum-Seekers
2003
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 5 April 2003; (p. 12)
— Review of Asylum : Voices From Behind the Razor Wire 2003 anthology autobiography -
Non-Fiction
2003
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 22 March 2003; (p. 5)
— Review of Wisdom Man 2003 single work autobiography ; Asylum : Voices From Behind the Razor Wire 2003 anthology autobiography
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Non-Fiction
2003
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 22 March 2003; (p. 5)
— Review of Wisdom Man 2003 single work autobiography ; Asylum : Voices From Behind the Razor Wire 2003 anthology autobiography -
Tragic Stories of Asylum-Seekers
2003
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 5 April 2003; (p. 12)
— Review of Asylum : Voices From Behind the Razor Wire 2003 anthology autobiography
Awards
- 2004 shortlisted Kibble Literary Awards — Nita May Dobbie Award
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