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Hearing Birds Fly

by Louisa Waugh

RSL Ondaatje · 2004 · Winner
Biography & MemoirISBN 9780748108572

Award History

AwardYearStatus
RSL Ondaatje Prize2004Winner

About the Author

Louisa Waugh (born c. 1970) is a British author and human rights advocate known for her travel memoirs depicting life in remote and conflict-affected regions. Her notable works include Hearing Birds Fly: A Nomadic Year in Mongolia (2003), which won the inaugural Royal Society of Literature Ondaatje Prize, Selling Olga: Stories of Human Trafficking and Resistance (2006), and Meet Me in Gaza (2013). Read more →

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