Escape From Manus

Escape From Manus is an autobiographical book by Jaivet Ealom documenting his escape from genocide, his arrest in Australia, detention in an Australian offshore detention centre in Papua New Guinea and, finally, his escape to Canada.[1][2]

Escape from Manus
AuthorJaivet Ealom
LanguageEnglish
GenreAutobiography
ISBN9780735245198

As Ealom is the only person known to have escaped Manus Island, his book is therefore the only account of such an act.[3]

Plot summary

Ealom is a Rohingya refugee, whose story starts with his 2013 escape from the genocide in Myanmar. He doesn't complete his planned trip to Australia and ends up in detention in Manus Island.[1] The conditions in the detention center were prison-like and included psychological torture.[4] Posing an interpreter, Ealom flees the detention centre and, after obtaining a Solomon Islands passport, flies from Papua New Guinea to The Solomon Islands and eventually to Toronto, Canada.[4]

Reception

In March 2020, Escape From Manus was described as "incredible" in The National.[5]

It was described as a "compelling refugee’s tale" and "an amazing escape story" in the Sydney Morning Herald in 2021.[1]

References
  1. Carroll, Cameron Woodhead and Steven (2021-09-03). "A novel about being cancelled, an escape from Manus and more new books to read". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2021-11-30.
  2. "The future of the Hillsong empire after charges against founder Brian Houston, and a daring escape from Manus Island". ABC Radio National. 2021-08-11. Retrieved 2021-11-30.
  3. Amanda Levinson. "Holocaust survivor's book spurs Rohingyan refugee to escape Australian detention". www.timesofisrael.com. Retrieved 2021-11-30.
  4. "'It was like the scene of a horror movie': how Jaivet Ealom escaped from Manus Island". the Guardian. 2021-07-01. Retrieved 2021-11-30.
  5. "Incredible Manus Island escape revealed – The National". www.thenational.com.pg. Retrieved 2021-11-30.

Penguin Book's page about Escape from Manus.

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