Six Months in Sudan A Young Doctor in a War-torn Village
- 15 Apr 2010
- 9781847672766
- £12.99
- 352 pp
- 130×197mm
- 21 May 2009
- 9781847676078
- £10.39
- 352 pp
In a few words
A compelling and moving memoir about saving lives in one of the most dangerous regions in the world
In a few words
A compelling and moving memoir about saving lives in one of the most dangerous regions in the world
Gripping and humane . . . brave and intelligent.
Ned Denny
Daily MailHonest and fluently written . . . An absorbing insight into international medicine.
Gripping and humane . . . brave and intelligent. - ,
Ned Denny
Daily MailHonest and fluently written . . . An absorbing insight into international medicine.
More about
the book
James Maskalyk set out for the contested border town of Abyei, Sudan, in 2007. The newest Médicins Sans Frontières’ doctor in the field, he arrived with only his training, full of desire to understand this most desperate part of the world.
He returned home six months later profoundly affected by the experience. Six Months in Sudan is an illuminating and affecting account of saving lives in one of the most harrowing and dangerous places on Earth.
More about
the book
James Maskalyk set out for the contested border town of Abyei, Sudan, in 2007. The newest Médicins Sans Frontières’ doctor in the field, he arrived with only his training, full of desire to understand this most desperate part of the world.
He returned home six months later profoundly affected by the experience. Six Months in Sudan is an illuminating and affecting account of saving lives in one of the most harrowing and dangerous places on Earth.
Carefully crafted, often poetic, always deliberate . . . a visceral account.
Mary Crockett
The ScotsmanA moving, sometimes beautifully written, account of a young doctor's time in the Sudanese town of Abeyi . . . The book is very well written and consequently easy to read, despite the subject matter. The
juxtaposition of the blog entries and the text works particularly well . . . The book serves as a timely reminder that saving people's lives is worth doing, even in a recession. We are also saving ourselves.
Padraig Carmody
Irish TimesSix Months is Sudan is a wrenchingly heartbreaking account of distant agonies almost too pointed to grasp. Learning about Maskalyk's work there is stirring, but the real miracle is this book paints a picture so precisely and vividly that it becomes impossible to look away. This is Maskalyk's accomplishment, and his gift to the Sudanese and to us. The shame of our indifference retreats before his exhortation: 'learn, and understand,' and perhaps a more bearable future becomes possible for all of us.
Kevin Patterson
This journey is beautifully told in sharp beats, and lyrical notes. It is the voyage of a young doctor out into a hard world, and deep within his own heart.
Vincent Lam
Carefully crafted, often poetic, always deliberate . . . a visceral account.
Mary Crockett
The ScotsmanA moving, sometimes beautifully written, account of a young doctor's time in the Sudanese town of Abeyi . . . The book is very well written and consequently easy to read, despite the subject matter. The juxtaposition of the blog entries and the text works particularly well . . . The book serves as a timely reminder that saving people's lives is worth doing, even in a recession. We are also saving ourselves.
Padraig Carmody
Irish TimesSix Months is Sudan is a wrenchingly heartbreaking account of distant agonies almost too pointed to grasp. Learning about Maskalyk's work there is stirring, but the real miracle is this book paints a picture so precisely and vividly that it becomes impossible to look away. This is Maskalyk's accomplishment, and his gift to the Sudanese and to us. The shame of our indifference retreats before his exhortation: 'learn, and understand,' and perhaps a more bearable future becomes possible for all of us.
Kevin Patterson
This journey is beautifully told in sharp beats, and lyrical notes. It is the voyage of a young doctor out into a hard world, and deep within his own heart.
Vincent Lam
