Still Alive: Notes from Australia’s Immigration Detention System

This graphic novel tells the stories of people Safdar Ahmed met while teaching art in an immigration detention facility in Villawood, Sydney. Still Alive is a compelling visual narrative that combines journalism, autobiography and history together to reveal the untold experiences of refugees in Australia.<

The novel won Book of the Year in the NSW Premier’s Literary Awards and Multicultural NSW Award in 2022. It was based on a 2015 web-comic.

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