A Compelling New Work of Fiction-
Set Amidst The Tragedies of Southern Sudan
A Fundraising Project For The Valentino Achak Deng Foundation
(Above, students at the new Marial Bai School)
All Profits Benefit Valentino Achak Deng Foundation
The EARLY REVIEWS for A Refugee In Sudan
"Compelling and moving. The quality of the writing is truly fine."
-L. Jones, NY
"Visceral prose...The reader is inexorably drawn in"
- A. Graves, VT
" Very touching – poignant ending to an at-times feverish pace and drama."
-A. Nimura, CA
" A terrific idea- very cleverly done."
- B F Puckett, MA
A middle aged American businessman in personal crisis, striving to redeem himself from family failures, sets out overseas on a dangerous mission. A Refugee In Sudan is a tale of despair, death and redemption, largely set amidst a fictional village in war-torn Southern Sudan in the early 1990s. It is a story of fathers and sons, of family ties broken, of a mid-life in turmoil and of one man's self-endangering mission to save the Dinka people from the merciless, genocidal death riders, the Murahaleen.
"A Refugee In Sudan is a story that was conceived as a result of my horror upon originally reading of the events transpiring in southern Sudan many years ago. My original goal was two fold: to share my creative writing with the public while raising some money for the Valentino Achak Deng Foundation- the non-profit organization founded by famous "lost boy" Deng and writer Dave Eggers to build and sustain a new secondary school for the young residents of Southern Sudan. (Dave Eggers is the author of the- partially fictionalized- biographical novel of Valentino Achak Deng's young life experiences before, during and after the destruction of his home ,and the slaughter of countless villagers, in Marial Bai, Sudan. That novel is What is The What and is highly recommended by this site.) However in posting the entire book online as I do here now, ironically, my goal has now become simply one; to help raise money for this most worthy project."- Jonathan Fine
The Valentino Achak Deng Foundation is a unique charitable organization doing something real, tangible and amazing for the residents of southern Sudan as they work to rebuild their villages from the years of horrific abuse they so recently suffered at the hands of the central government and the mercenary fighters it hired to wipe out countless villagers and their villages. To create and sustain educational opportunities for the young people of this region truly does give them, and us all, reason to be hopeful that better days are ahead for the surviving inhabitants of South Sudan. For more information on the work of the Valentino Achak Deng Foundation, visit its site directly: VALENTINOACHAKDENG.ORG.
Due to a general lack of donations generated by the prior offering of the complete free novel, the links on the following page now allow access to 75 pages of the total 105. If you should enjoy this free selection and would like to complete the reading of the climax and conclusion, there are two options: If you support the Deng Foundation at the following link, e-mail us the receipt for your donation at newday62@yahoo.com and we will forward you a complete version of the book in either PDF or txt format. Please consider helping to support the Deng Foundation's goal to "help rebuild war-affected southern Sudanese communities by increasing access to education." Support Deng Foundation Here- Now (Suggested minimum donation for the free reading, $5.00). PDF and TXT files are both available at link on above sidebar.
OR If you prefer a paper copy of A REFUGEE IN SUDAN, the book is available exclusively at - www.Northshire.com- for $9.95 plus shipping. All profits from the sale of A Refugee In Sudan will be donated to the Valentino Achak Deng Foundation.
"Compelling and moving. The quality of the writing is truly fine."
-L. Jones, NY
"Visceral prose...The reader is inexorably drawn in"
- A. Graves, VT
" Very touching – poignant ending to an at-times feverish pace and drama."
-A. Nimura, CA
" A terrific idea- very cleverly done."
- B F Puckett, MA
A middle aged American businessman in personal crisis, striving to redeem himself from family failures, sets out overseas on a dangerous mission. A Refugee In Sudan is a tale of despair, death and redemption, largely set amidst a fictional village in war-torn Southern Sudan in the early 1990s. It is a story of fathers and sons, of family ties broken, of a mid-life in turmoil and of one man's self-endangering mission to save the Dinka people from the merciless, genocidal death riders, the Murahaleen.
"A Refugee In Sudan is a story that was conceived as a result of my horror upon originally reading of the events transpiring in southern Sudan many years ago. My original goal was two fold: to share my creative writing with the public while raising some money for the Valentino Achak Deng Foundation- the non-profit organization founded by famous "lost boy" Deng and writer Dave Eggers to build and sustain a new secondary school for the young residents of Southern Sudan. (Dave Eggers is the author of the- partially fictionalized- biographical novel of Valentino Achak Deng's young life experiences before, during and after the destruction of his home ,and the slaughter of countless villagers, in Marial Bai, Sudan. That novel is What is The What and is highly recommended by this site.) However in posting the entire book online as I do here now, ironically, my goal has now become simply one; to help raise money for this most worthy project."- Jonathan Fine
The Valentino Achak Deng Foundation is a unique charitable organization doing something real, tangible and amazing for the residents of southern Sudan as they work to rebuild their villages from the years of horrific abuse they so recently suffered at the hands of the central government and the mercenary fighters it hired to wipe out countless villagers and their villages. To create and sustain educational opportunities for the young people of this region truly does give them, and us all, reason to be hopeful that better days are ahead for the surviving inhabitants of South Sudan. For more information on the work of the Valentino Achak Deng Foundation, visit its site directly: VALENTINOACHAKDENG.ORG.
Due to a general lack of donations generated by the prior offering of the complete free novel, the links on the following page now allow access to 75 pages of the total 105. If you should enjoy this free selection and would like to complete the reading of the climax and conclusion, there are two options: If you support the Deng Foundation at the following link, e-mail us the receipt for your donation at newday62@yahoo.com and we will forward you a complete version of the book in either PDF or txt format. Please consider helping to support the Deng Foundation's goal to "help rebuild war-affected southern Sudanese communities by increasing access to education." Support Deng Foundation Here- Now (Suggested minimum donation for the free reading, $5.00). PDF and TXT files are both available at link on above sidebar.
OR If you prefer a paper copy of A REFUGEE IN SUDAN, the book is available exclusively at - www.Northshire.com- for $9.95 plus shipping. All profits from the sale of A Refugee In Sudan will be donated to the Valentino Achak Deng Foundation.
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