The Marsh Birds (edition 2005)

by Eva Sallis

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As twelve-year-old Dhurgham As-Samarra'i waits at the mosque where his family was supposed to meet if separated during their attempt to flee Baghdad, he realizes that no one else is coming to meet him. Following Dhurgham, as he builds a new life for himself with no homeland, family, or hope for the future, this searing and honest novel about separation, journey, and justice probes, questions, illuminates, and humanizes important moral and social issues.… (more)

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Member:	BlinkingSam
Title:	The Marsh Birds
Authors:	Eva Sallis
Info:	Crows Nest, N.S.W. : Allen & Unwin, 2005.
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Tags:	fiction, early C21st, refugees, Iraq, detention centre, Australia, Australian literature

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The Marsh Birds by Eva Sallis

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The Age Book of the Year Award (Shortlist – Fiction – 2005)

The Asher Literary Award (2005)

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As twelve-year-old Dhurgham As-Samarra'i waits at the mosque where his family was supposed to meet if separated during their attempt to flee Baghdad, he realizes that no one else is coming to meet him. Following Dhurgham, as he builds a new life for himself with no homeland, family, or hope for the future, this searing and honest novel about separation, journey, and justice probes, questions, illuminates, and humanizes important moral and social issues.

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