James Ayuen Buol was one of the “Lost Boys” of South Sudan. He tells his story of surviving war and famine, the deaths of his parents, his walking hundreds of miles for safety and food, his years of struggle for education and his coming to America.
His book, I Was Just a Quiet Little Boy, is written in the simple direct language of someone who learned English in refugee camps, without any fanfare or self-promotion. The book is written just as James tells his story in person.
His story indeed begins with his life as a quiet boy, living near the Nile river in South Sudan. But his family and his tribe are soon engulfed in cataclysmic events, beginning with a war between North and South Sudan. Readers will journey with him, as he and the others flee the wars in South Sudan, through the heartbreaking loss of family and friends, into refugee camps. He tells of his life in the camps, and the corruption of the UN, in his direct style. In 2014, James was selected for resettlement in the United States, and then relocated to the Boston area.
He has published his story in a book titled “I Was Just a Quiet Little Boy” available as an e-book or paperback at http://www.amazon.com. All royalties from the sale of this book will go to Orphan for Orphans – Education and Books – Refugee Initiative.