Contemporary fiction books from South Sudan
Recommended contemporary fiction books (2)
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If you are into contemporary fiction here are some contemporary fiction books from South Sudan for the next part of the Read Around The World Challenge.
1.
Hopeless Kingdom by Kgshak Akec EN
Country: Africa / South Sudan
South Sudan
Description:
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.
2.
The Good Doctor by Damon Galgut EN
Country: Africa / South Sudan
South Sudan
Description:
When Laurence Waters arrives at his post in a rural hospital in new South Africa, and convinces Dr. Ruth Ngema, head of the hospital, to set up clinics in the villages, the crime and corruption that follow put everyone involved in danger.