Beneath the Darkening Sky by Majok Tulba

Beneath the Darkening Sky by Majok Tulba

When Majok Tulba was 9, rebel soldiers attacked his village, taking all children taller than an AK47 to become soldiers. Majok was an inch too short. This novel is the story of what might have happened had he been an inch taller.

‘A gripping narrative of innocence lost’ 

-- Booklist

'Beneath the Darkening Sky is as heartbreaking as it is beautiful, giving us the story of a young boy who must fight to defend himself against conditions worse than any human--let alone a child--should ever be forced to endure. As a novel of resilience and identity, and of what lengths we are willing to go to survive, it is at once harrowing and haunting, shedding light on the continuing horrors of child soldiers.'

 

* Shelf Awareness for Readers *

‘Tightly plotted and cleverly structured, but its quality ultimately flows from its hero… it is the struggle to resist life as a hardened killer that gives the book its narrative force.’

* TLS *

‘Majok Tulba’s novel is a red-raw story of an African child soldier. The violence is brutal and unrelenting, the writing unembellished and unsettling… Beneath the Darkening Sky makes for uncomfortable reading and is a book that will prick the conscience of western readers in their soft armchairs.’

* Irish Times *

'It does what great literature can, which is to make something beautiful out of terror and truth.'

-- Anna Funder, author of All That I Am

'Urgent and absorbing.'

* Guardian *

'Majok Tulba recreates his country's recent past with a visceral energy and a finely tuned fidelity to truth and beauty.'

-- Delia Jarrett-Macauley, author of Moses, Citizen & Me

'A gripping, moving depiction of the horrific plight of child soldiers in Africa.'

-- Bianca Jagger, Founder and Chair of Bianca Jagger Human Rights Foundation

'Majok Tulba's powerful novel resonates long after the last page.'

-- Alice Pung, author of Her Father's Daughter

'A story that will chill. It is a story that will educate. It is a story that you shouldn't put down, as it is a story of a real world problem that unfortunately happens every day.'

-- P. W. Singer, author of Children at War

'A brilliant novel that will not be easily forgotten.'

* The Weekend Australian *

Majok Tulba fled war-torn South Sudan as a sixteen-year-old, and now lives in Sydney with his wife and children. He was awarded a NSW Premier’s CAL Literary Centre Fellowship, and is the founder and CEO of the charity Mother and Child Development Agency. Beneath the Darkening Sky is Majok Tulba’s first novel, and announces the arrival of an important new African voice.

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ISBN 13	9781780742410
ISBN 10	178074241X
Title	Beneath the Darkening Sky
Author	Majok Tulba
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Oneworld Publications
Year published	2013-06-06
Number of pages	256
Prizes	Winner of Sydney Morning Herald Young Novelists’ Award 2013 (Australia), Winner of Kathleen Mitchell Award 2014, Short-listed for Dylan Thomas Prize 2013 (UK), Short-listed for Commonwealth Writers Prize 2013, Short-listed for NSW Premier’s Literary Awards 2013 (Australia)
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.