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In this heartrending and beautifully-observed novel, Dave Eggers illuminates the history of the Sudanese civil war through the eyes of Valentino Achak Deng, a refugee now living in the US. Driven from his home as a boy, Deng walks with thousands of other orphans to Ethiopia, where he finds safety - for a time. Valentino's travels, truly Biblical in scope, bring him in contact with government soldiers, ganjaweed-like militias, liberation rebels, hyenas and lions, aid workers, disease and starvation. His story is an eye-opening account of life amid the madness of war, told with expansive humanity and unexpected humour.
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What Is the What, Dave Eggers
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- 2007
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- Title
- What Is the What
- Subtitle
- The autobiography of Valentino Achak Deng
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Dave Eggers
- Publisher
- Hamish Hamilton
- Released
- 2007
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 475
- ISBN10
- 0241142571
- ISBN13
- 9780241142578
- Series
- Original title
- What is the what
- Rating
- 4.15 out of 5
- Description
- In this heartrending and beautifully-observed novel, Dave Eggers illuminates the history of the Sudanese civil war through the eyes of Valentino Achak Deng, a refugee now living in the US. Driven from his home as a boy, Deng walks with thousands of other orphans to Ethiopia, where he finds safety - for a time. Valentino's travels, truly Biblical in scope, bring him in contact with government soldiers, ganjaweed-like militias, liberation rebels, hyenas and lions, aid workers, disease and starvation. His story is an eye-opening account of life amid the madness of war, told with expansive humanity and unexpected humour.