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Boochani's book No Friends but the Mountains. Source: Pan MacMillan

Iranian Kurdish man Behrouz Boochani has won two Australian prizes with his debut book.

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Iranian Kurdish man Behrouz Boochani has won two Australian prizes with his debut book.

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