Prisoner No.1056
 Hardcover edition | |
| Author | Roy Ratnavel |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Subject | Autobiography |
| Genre | Non-fiction |
| Publisher | Viking Canada |
Publication date | April 18, 2023 |
| Publication place | Canada |
| Media type | Print, e-book, audiobook |
| Pages | 272 pp. |
| ISBN | 978-0-7352-4572-3 |
Prisoner #1056: How I Survived War and Found Peace is a memoir by Roy Ratnavel, a Sri Lankan Tamil Canadian war victim and business executive.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]
Prisoner #1056 narrates Ratnavel’s immigrant story, fleeing from torture and imprisonment, arriving in Canada with $50 in his pocket, and then rising from the mailroom to the executive suite.[10]
Recognition
[edit]CBC Books listed on June 20, 2023, 'Prisoner #1056' as one of the '15 Canadian books to read for World Refugee Day'; The United Nations has created this day in its bid to raise awareness how the refugees around the world are undergoing inhumanity and severe hardships.
References
[edit]- ^ "Canada's 50 Best Executives 2020: They led their companies through COVID-19 and built a better country in the process". The Globe and Mail. October 30, 2020. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
- ^ "CI Investments introduces private pools". Investment Executive. October 30, 2018. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
- ^ "Author of 'Prisoner #1056' Roy Ratnavel faults SL for being deported by Singapore". Daily FT. August 5, 2023. Retrieved September 17, 2024.
- ^ ""Today's issues happening in Sri Lanka are all rooted in bad policies" - Roy Ratnavel -". Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka). September 19, 2023. Retrieved September 17, 2024.
- ^ "Roy Ratnavel on his new memoir 'Prisoner #1056'". Global News. April 21, 2023. Retrieved September 17, 2024.
- ^ ""I was a teenage political prisoner in war-torn Sri Lanka. Today, I'm one of Canada's top financial executives"". Toronto Life. June 19, 2023. Retrieved September 17, 2024.
- ^ "Roy Ratnavel". SBS Tamil. 19 July 2023. Retrieved September 17, 2024.
- ^ "15 Canadian books to read for World Refugee Day". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. June 20, 2023. Retrieved September 17, 2024.
- ^ "'Prisoner #1056' by Roy Ratnavel". Ilankai Tamil Sangam, USA. April 18, 2023. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
- ^ "Prisoner #1056". Penguin Random House. Retrieved January 5, 2023.