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Beasts of No Nation (P.S.)
Beasts of No Nation - P.S.
Author: Uzodinma Iweala
In this stunning debut novel, Agu, a young boy in an unnamed West African nation, is recruited into a unit of guerrilla fighters as civil war engulfs his country. Haunted by his father's own death at the hands of militants, which he fled just before witnessing, Agu is vulnerable to the dangerous yet paternal nature of his new commander. — Whi...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780060798680
ISBN-10: 0060798688
Publication Date: 8/1/2006
Pages: 176
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Publisher: Harper Perennial
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
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Very good debut novel about a young boy recruited into a unit of guerrilla fighters.
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Excellent reading. War through the eyes of a twelve year old who fights because he has no alternative. He doesn't fight for a cause, family, or honor. But if he doesn't fight he dies. Interesting use of language which is initially difficult to read but soon becomes familiarly smooth. Winner of several wll deserved first fiction awards.

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Gripping short novel in first person voice exploring the confusion and survivor instinct of a child soldier. I read it in a night and literally said, "Oh, wow," when I finished it.


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