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Description
A staggering true story of survival, resilience, and hope - one boy's 4,000-mile journey across war-torn Africa to build a new life.
By the age of 18, Aher Arop Bol had survived war, famine, and displacement. Lost Boy recounts his extraordinary escape from a Sudanese village torn apart by conflict to a makeshift stall under a railway bridge in Pretoria, where he sold sweets to fund his law studies.
Written with raw honesty and quiet strength, this memoir offers a rare, firsthand account of the desperate experience of refugee children of Sudan. A testament to resilience and hope, Lost Boy is a vital contribution to African literature and a voice for the voiceless.
Discover more from the APOLLO AFRICA series: the new home for 100 timeless works from the legendary Heinemann African Writers Series.
Product details
| Published | Dec 08 2026 |
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| Format | Paperback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Pages | 202 |
| ISBN | 9781035930586 |
| Imprint | Apollo |
| Dimensions | 198 x 129 mm |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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Reviews
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This story stays with me.
Antjie Krog, writer and poet
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An extraordinary tale of pain, desperation and, above all, survival against all odds.
Drum Magazine
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Never before has the desolate, desperate experience of the refugee children of Sudan been so authoritatively conveyed.
Guardian
























