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Dec 4, 2005 · BEASTS OF NO NATION. By Uzodinma Iweala. 142 pp. HarperCollins. Publishers. $16.95. IN a young child's life, few games can equal hide-and-seek: the excitement of crouching in a secret place as the ...
Plot Summary. Beasts of No Nation is a 2005 novel by Nigerian-American writer and physician, Uzodinma Iweala. His debut work takes its title from a 1989 album of the same name by the Nigerian musician, Fela Kuti. The book had its roots in the author’s creative writing thesis at Harvard.
Sep 19, 2020 · Beasts of no nation. 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 ...
Jun 27, 2012 · In a powerful, strikingly original voice that vividly captures Agu's youth and confusion, Uzodinma Iweala has produced a harrowing, deeply affecting novel. Both a searing take on coming-of-age and a vivid document of the dark face of war, Beasts of No Nation announces the arrival of an extraordinary new writer
Sep 7, 2021 · This book is not for the faint of heart. It is a fictionalized account of the guerrilla warfare in Africa. Beasts of No Nation has become a Netflix original film as well. The story evolves around Agu, a young boy who is haunted by his father's death, and thrown into the violence and civil war of his West African country.
- Uzodinma Iweala
Fortunately, at least his mother and sister were protected by UN peacekeepers, but Agu was forced to stay in the Village. Soon the soldiers attack, and they men predict their inevitable doom, but at his father’s wishes, Agu runs away. However, Agu is found by the soldiers and forced to join the rebel force. He has lost his innocence and ...
Apr 1, 2007 · Beasts of No Nation: A Novel. Hardcover – Bargain Price, April 1, 2007. 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, Agu is vulnerable to the dangerous yet paternal ...
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- Uzodinma Iweala
