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Issue Details: First known date: 2012... 2012 The People Smuggler : The True Story of Ali Al Jenabi, the 'Oskar Schindler of Asia'
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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.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Camberwell, Camberwell - Kew area, Melbourne - Inner South, Melbourne, Victoria,: Viking , 2012 .
      person or book cover
      Image courtesey of Penguin Books Australia.
      Extent: xi, 351p.p.
      Description: maps, ports
      Reprinted: 2017
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      • Publication date: 26 April 2012
      ISBN: 9780670076550 (pbk.), 9781742534350 (ebk.), 9780143569183 (2017 pbk)

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In the Shadows of Fiction Jane Sullivan , 2013 single work column
— Appears in: The Age , 6 April 2013; (p. 29)
Unholy Trinity of Sex, Drugs Money Derek Pedley , 2013 single work column
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 20 October vol. 20 October no. 2013; (p. 20)
Lunch Hour Talk : The People Smuggler Robin De Crespigny , 2013 single work review
— 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' Robin De Crespigny , 2012 single work biography
A Risky 'Business' Irina Dunn , 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' Robin De Crespigny , 2012 single work biography
Smuggler Story Wins Top Prize Stephen Romei , 2012 single work column
— Appears in: The Australian , 5 September 2012; (p. 7)
Off the Shelf : Biography Dianne Dempsey , 2012 single work review
— 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' Robin De Crespigny , 2012 single work biography
Pick of the Week Bruce Elder , 2012 single work review
— 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' Robin De Crespigny , 2012 single work biography
The People-Smuggler as Humane Hero, Not a Villain Jose Borghino , 2012 single work review
— 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' Robin De Crespigny , 2012 single work biography
Nonsense on Stilts Paul Morgan , 2012 single work review
— 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' Robin De Crespigny , 2012 single work biography
A Risky 'Business' Irina Dunn , 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' Robin De Crespigny , 2012 single work biography
Smuggler Story Wins Top Prize Stephen Romei , 2012 single work column
— Appears in: The Australian , 5 September 2012; (p. 7)
In the Shadows of Fiction Jane Sullivan , 2013 single work column
— Appears in: The Age , 6 April 2013; (p. 29)
Unholy Trinity of Sex, Drugs Money Derek Pedley , 2013 single work column
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 20 October vol. 20 October no. 2013; (p. 20)
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    Iraq,
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    Middle East, Asia,
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    Indonesia,
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    Southeast Asia, South and East Asia, Asia,
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    Australia,
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  • 1970-2012
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