Tewodros Fekadu

No One's Son (eBook, ePUB)

The remarkable true story of a defiant African boy and his bold quest for freedom

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Produktbeschreibung

"An affirmation of life and the indestructibility of one man's will to make the most of it."-Ian Wynne, author of The Pawn and Shadows by My Side, former editor of Human Rights Defender, Amnesty International

Born in the midst of the Ethiopian-Eritrean Civil War, Tewodros "Teddy" Fekadu survives abandonment and famine as his family flings him unwanted across borders and regions, into orphanages, and finally onto the streets of Addis Ababa. Spanning five countries and three continents, the Catholic Church, and Japanese detention centers, this is a tale of defiance and triumph, and also of family love-unacknowledged by his wealthy father, abandoned by his desperately poor mother, Teddy is nurtured along the way by staunch individuals despite his ambiguous place in rigid family tradition: his father's mother, a maternal aunt, a Catholic priest, and even his father's wife.

In 2003, after three years in a Japanese detention center, Tewodros "Teddy" Fekadu won a hard-fought immigration battle, and his visa to Australia was approved. He now resides on the Gold Coast, where he founded an association that shares African traditions and heritage through performance and educational programs. He also works with organizations to resettle African refugees to the Gold Coast. He is an inspirational speaker, presenting to such diverse audiences as adoptive families, human rights groups, and East African immigrants. Tewodros' company, Moonface Entertainment, produces films and documentaries on East Africa. He regularly returns to Africa to shoot footage for his projects, and travels to the United States to promote his work.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Leapfrog Press
• Seitenzahl: 560
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. März 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781935248286
• Artikelnr.: 38102498

Autorenporträt

Tewodros was born in Eritrea in 1971, and scraped through his childhood years between relatives' houses and the streets of Ethiopia. He has since lived in five countries on three continents. Since 2003, he has lived on the Gold Coast of Australia, where he is an active member of the community. He is the founder and president of the African Communities Association Gold Coast Inc., which shares African traditions and heritage through performance, education and training programs, and festivals. He also works with a number of community-based organisations, volunteering his time to assist with the resettlement of African refugees to the Gold Coast. Tewodros' company, Moonface Entertainment, produces films and documentaries about East Africa. He regularly returns to Africa to shoot footage for his projects.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword by Phillip Adams xi
Map of Ethiopia & Eritrea xiv
Introduction xv
BOOK ONE: THE QUEST
1. What's in a Name 3
2. Bishkash the Great 16
3. Suburban Nomads 34
4. The Little Devil 52
5. 'Twixt Heaven and Hell 73
6. Prince or Pauper? 97
7. Mixed Blessings 121
8. The Not-So-Prodigal Son 140
9. Velvet Glove, Iron Fist 150
10. Thou Shalt Not Lie 172
11. Damned If I Do, Damned If I Don't 193
12. The Land of Milk and Honey 221
13. Fire and Brimstone 245
14. The Paper Chase 256
15. Insha'Allah 284
16. Gathering Ghosts 311
BOOK TWO: FAR HORIZONS
17. Capture 323
18. No Hear, No See, No Speak 341
19. Outside Intervention 363
20. Suspicious Minds 388
21. And Then There Was Light 414
22. Running the Gauntlet 430
23. Wilderness of the Heart 447
24. To Hell and Back 464
25. Miracles Do Happen 492
Afterword 503
Time Line 517
Family Tree 521
Family, Friends & Foes 523
Proverbs 531
Glossary 535
Bibliography 541
Acknowledgments 543
Author 545