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'It is a matter of wonder that Behrouz Boochani was able to write No Friend but the Mountains at all. He did so while in Manus prison, using text messages in Farsi on smuggled mobile phones. Egyptian and Australian academic Omid Tofighian worked closely with Boochani to translate the text into English. In a detailed introduction to the book, Tofighian explains that Boochani’s writing contributes to a Kurdish literary tradition. He describes his style as “horror surrealism”.' (Introduction)
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Behrouz Boochani’s Unsparing Look at the Brutality of Manus Island
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- No Friend but the Mountains : Writing From Manus Prison Omid Tofighian (translator), 2018 selected work prose
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