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Issue Details: First known date: 2022... 2022 Hopeless Kingdom
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'Akita's family have always kept moving to survive. Sudan to Cairo. Cairo to Sydney. Sydney to Geelong. At each new place, challenges test and break Akita, her four siblings and her parents. Just when eight-year-old Akita is feeling settled at her new school and community in Sydney for the first time in her life, her parents decide to relocate to Geelong to be closer to their Sudanese relatives. The move is the beginning of a downward spiral that threatens to unravel the fabric of their family and any hope for finding peace and belonging.

'Told through the interchanging perspectives of Akita and her mother, Taresai, this coming of age story shines a light on the generational curses of trauma, and gives voice to the silent heartache of searching for acceptance in an adopted society which isn't able to look past the surface of skin colour. Individually, the female narrators experience racism, rejection and despair, but together their narratives reveal a resilience of spirit and determination to transcend expectations of what a daughter, a sister, and a mother can be.

'Hopeless Kingdom is the winner of the 2020 Dorothy Hewett Award. Inspired by the author's own experience of migration from Africa to Australia, this story signals a powerful new voice in Australian writing.'  (Publication summary)

Notes

  • Dedication: To Anyang & Malueth

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Crawley, Inner Perth, Perth, Western Australia,: UWA Publishing , 2022 .
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      • Published 1st June 2022
      ISBN: 9781760802158

Works about this Work

Review of ‘Hopeless Kingdom’ by Kgshak Akec Shaeden Berry , 2023 single work review
— Appears in: Editor's Desk - 2023 2023;

— Review of Hopeless Kingdom Kgshak Akec , 2022 single work novel
Miles Franklin 2023 : A Guide to the Shortlist of Australia’s Biggest Literary Prize Julienne Van Loon , 2023 single work review
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 25 July 2023;
Queer Disobedience, Cultural Erasure and Uncomfortable Truths : Your Guide to the 2023 Miles Franklin Shortlist Julienne Van Loon , 2023 single work review
— Appears in: The Conversation , 24 July 2023;

— Review of Iris Fiona Kelly McGregor , 2022 single work novel ; Cold Enough for Snow Jessica Au , 2022 single work novel ; Limberlost Robbie Arnott , 2022 single work novel ; Hopeless Kingdom Kgshak Akec , 2022 single work novel ; The Lovers Yumna Kassab , 2022 single work novel ; Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens Shankari Chandran , 2022 single work novel
Miles Franklin Award 2023: Shortlist Revealed for Australia’s Prestigious Literary Prize Michael Sun , 2023 single work column
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 20 June 2023;
Book Review : Hopeless Kingdom, Kgshak Akec Ned Hirst , 2022 single work review
— Appears in: ArtsHub , November 2022;

— Review of Hopeless Kingdom Kgshak Akec , 2022 single work novel

'From South Sudan to Australia, this award-winning novel tracks the journey of childhood, family and the migrant experience.'

Books Roundup : Legitimate Sexpectations, Against Disappearance, Hopeless Kingdom, This Devastating Fever Ellen Cregan , Nasteho Said , Rosie Ofori Ward , Georgia Brough , 2022 single work review
— Appears in: Kill Your Darlings [Online] , September 2022;

— Review of Against Disappearance : Essays on Memory 2022 anthology essay ; Hopeless Kingdom Kgshak Akec , 2022 single work novel ; This Devastating Fever Sophie Cunningham , 2022 single work novel
Queer Disobedience, Cultural Erasure and Uncomfortable Truths : Your Guide to the 2023 Miles Franklin Shortlist Julienne Van Loon , 2023 single work review
— Appears in: The Conversation , 24 July 2023;

— Review of Iris Fiona Kelly McGregor , 2022 single work novel ; Cold Enough for Snow Jessica Au , 2022 single work novel ; Limberlost Robbie Arnott , 2022 single work novel ; Hopeless Kingdom Kgshak Akec , 2022 single work novel ; The Lovers Yumna Kassab , 2022 single work novel ; Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens Shankari Chandran , 2022 single work novel
Book Review : Hopeless Kingdom, Kgshak Akec Ned Hirst , 2022 single work review
— Appears in: ArtsHub , November 2022;

— Review of Hopeless Kingdom Kgshak Akec , 2022 single work novel

'From South Sudan to Australia, this award-winning novel tracks the journey of childhood, family and the migrant experience.'

Review of ‘Hopeless Kingdom’ by Kgshak Akec Shaeden Berry , 2023 single work review
— Appears in: Editor's Desk - 2023 2023;

— Review of Hopeless Kingdom Kgshak Akec , 2022 single work novel
Miles Franklin Award 2023: Shortlist Revealed for Australia’s Prestigious Literary Prize Michael Sun , 2023 single work column
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 20 June 2023;
Miles Franklin 2023 : A Guide to the Shortlist of Australia’s Biggest Literary Prize Julienne Van Loon , 2023 single work review
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 25 July 2023;
Last amended 19 Jun 2023 12:50:32
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    Sudan,
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    North Africa, Africa,
  • Cairo,
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    Egypt,
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    North Africa, Africa,
  • Sydney, New South Wales,
  • Geelong, Geelong City - Geelong East area, Geelong area, Geelong - Terang - Lake Bolac area, Victoria,
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