During fellows time in bangkok, he was convicted of heroin trafficking between australia and thailand and was sentenced to prison called bang kwang for twelve years. The first edition of the novel was published in january 1st 1998, and was written by warren fellows. The damage done is his story of an unthinkable nightmare in a place where sewer rats and cockroaches are the only nutritious food, and where the worst punishment is the khun deo solitary confinement, thai style. It portrays his time in the notorious bangkwang prison, nicknamed big tiger. For warren fellows, it was the start of twelve years of hell. Think about the most wretched day of your life the author asks the reader to contemplate, and then imagine 4,000 of those days together in one chunk. For warren fellows, it was the beginning of twelve years of hell.
The damage done by warren fellows the opening few sentences of this book grab hold of you in a vice like grip and attempts to prepare the reader for what is to come. The son of infamous drug smuggler warren fellows, tells about his own life in his new book, milkblood. This is the story of his 12 years behind bars, the abuse of human rights and the squalid conditions he endured. Warren fellows, convicted drug trafficker, was given a life sentence in thailand, which was eventually reduced to 11 12 years in prison. The damage done by warren fellows, inspired me to wite a song text. Pdf the damage done twelve years of hell in a bangkok. I was fascinated by this book and could not put it down. After a long trial he was sentenced to life imprisonment and he was to remain in a thai prison for the next twelve years. I enjoyed reading the history of warren fellows and about his endevours in captivity. The damage done quotes by warren fellows goodreads. Twelve years of hell in a bangkok prison by warren fellows 4,049 ratings, 4. The damage done by fellows warren and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The damage done contains twelve years of this mans life condensed into roughly 200 pages, his words are haunting warren fellows retells the story of his devastating experience in several of thailands most notorious prisons for trafficking heroin in the late 70s. A place where sewer rats and cockroaches are the only nutritious food, where autocratic prison guards giggle as they deliver pulverising blows and where the worst punishment by far is the khun deo solitary confinement, thai style.
Warren fellows born september 1953 is an australian former drug courier who was sentenced to life imprisonment in thailand in 1978 for his role in a heroin trafficking operation that took place from perth to bangkok. In 1978, warren fellows was convicted in thailand of heroin trafficking and was sentenced to life imprisonment. The damage done takes you behind the bars of a bangkok prison. A musician i know who wishes to remain anonymous wrote. The damage done is a book by australian warren fellows. Fellows was sentenced to life imprisonment in 1978, convicted of heroin trafficking between bangkok, thailand and australia. The damage done fellows, warren 97817426444 amazon. The damage done is likely the most harrowing prison memoir ive read, making the others which include in the belly of the beast and midnight express look downright dainty by comparison. In his bestselling book the damage done, fellows describes the violence and harsh conditions he experienced in thailand prisons.
Ive been nothing but damaged by the actions of those people like my father, he says. Twelve years of hell in a bangkok prison pdf epub book. It is not warren fellows plea for forgiveness nor his denial of guilt, but a story of endurance and survival and the abuse of human rights during which warren speaks with frankness of the decade of life he wasted in leg irons. It is not warren fellows plea for forgiveness nor his denial of guilt, but a story of endurance and survival and the abuse of human rights during the decade of a life wasted in leg irons. See all 5 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. The damage done twelve years of hell in a bankok prison by fellows, warren with marx, jack and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 192 pages and is available in paperback format. The damage done is a brave and compelling book that poses harrowing questions on the nature of justice. Twelve years of hell in a bangkok prison paperback 7 october 1999 by warren fellows author 4. The damage done, twelve years of hell in a bangkok prison. In 1978 warren fellows was convicted of heroin trafficking between thailand and australia and was consequently sentenced to life in bang kwang prison known as the bangkok hilton. The damage done ebook by warren fellows 9781742629308.
The damage done by warren fellows orns travel blog. The damage done is his story of an unthinkable nightmare in a place where sewer rats and cockroaches are the only nutritious food, and where the worst punishment is the khun deo. In 1978 warren fellows, paul hayward and william sinclair were convicted of heroin trafficking between thailand and australia. An autobiography account the damage done, written by warren fellows, illustrates his time of imprisonment in bangkok. They had been sentenced to life imprisonment in bangkoks infamous bang kwang maless jail, the bangkok hilton. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the damage done. About the author warren fellows has been a free man since his return from thailand in 1989. I have just read the book the damage done 12 years in a bangkok jail by warren fellows and why yes the conditions in thailand jails in 1978 were horrific and disturbing i still find it difficult to feel that this man deserves the praise he is given by many. They were sentenced to life imprisonment in bangkoks notorious bang kwang mens prison, the bangkok hilton. In 1978 warren fellows, paul hayward and william sinclair had been convicted of heroin trafficking between thailand and australia. The damage done is one mans story of an unthinkable nightmare. The damage done twelve years of hell in a bangkok prison is a written by warren fellows, a former heroin smuggler that was caught smuggling heroin from thailand to australia.
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