WITH A NEW FOREWORD BY KATIE KITAMURA
'A work of visceral urgency and power' AMITAV GHOSH
'Totally and shockingly alive from its very first paragraph' ALI SMITH, GUARDIAN
'An extraordinary book' SUNDAY TELEGRAPH
Agu is just a boy when war arrives at his village. His mother and sister are rescued by the UN, while he and his father remain to fight the rebels. 'Run!' shouts his father when the rebels arrive. And Agu does run. Straight into the rebels' path.
In a vivid, sparkling voice, Agu tells the story of what happens to him next. His story is shocking and painful, and completely unforgettable.
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Book Description
Official Netflix Original Film tie-in about the experiences of Agu, a child-soldier fighting in an Africian civil war. --This text refers to the
paperback edition.
About the Author
Uzodinma Iweala received the 2006 John Llewellyn Rhys Prize for
Beasts of No Nation. In 2007, he was selected as one of
Granta's Best Young American Novelists. A graduate of Harvard University and the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, he lives in New York City and Lagos, Nigeria. --This text refers to the
paperback edition.