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In a heartrending and astonishing novel, Eggers illuminates the history of the civil war in Sudan through the eyes of Valentino Achak Deng, a refugee now living in the United States. We follow his life as he's driven from his home as a boy and walks, with thousands of orphans, to Ethiopia, where he finds safety — for a time. Valentino's travels, truly Biblical in scope, bring him in contact with government soldiers, janjaweed-like militias, liberation rebels, hyenas and lions, disease and starvation — and a string of unexpected romances. Ultimately, Valentino finds safety in Kenya and, just after the millennium, is finally resettled in the United States, from where this novel is narrated. In this book, written with expansive humanity and surprising humor, we come to understand the nature of the conflicts in Sudan, the refugee experience in America, the dreams of the Dinka people, and the challenge one indomitable man faces in a world collapsing around him.
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- Hardcover 475 Pages
- Edition: 1
- ISBN-10: 1932416641
- ISBN-13: 9781932416640
- Publisher: McSweeney's
- Pub date: Oct 25, 2006
- Dimensions: 23 cm x 17 cm x 4 cm Just how big is that?
- Also available as: Paperback, Hardcover, Audio CD and Others
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Don't expect to find out what the What is, but you will have a profound appreciation for the life of the main character, the hardships endured by his refugee countrymen (in Africa and the US), and the ability for Eggers to effectively write in a voice from perhaps the most disparate background possi ... Continue
Don't expect to find out what the What is, but you will have a profound appreciation for the life of the main character, the hardships endured by his refugee countrymen (in Africa and the US), and the ability for Eggers to effectively write in a voice from perhaps the most disparate background possible.