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| Genre/Form: | Biographical fiction Fiction |
|---|---|
| Named Person: | Valentino Achak Deng |
| Material Type: | Fiction |
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Dave Eggers |
| ISBN: | 9780141015743 0141015748 |
| OCLC Number: | 214305723 |
| Notes: | Originally published: San Francisco, Calif.: McSweeney's, 2006; London: Hamish Hamilton, 2007. |
| Description: | 538 p. : map ; 20 cm. |
| Responsibility: | Dave Eggers. |
Abstract:
Valentino Achak Deng is just a boy when conflict separates him from his family and forces him to join thousands of other orphans on their walk to Ethiopia, where they find safety. Along the way Valentino encounters enemy soldiers and liberation rebels. But there are experiences ahead that will test his spirit in even greater ways than these.
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Read Dave Eggers' What is the What - it's the best book of the year Guardian If there was ever any doubt that Dave Eggers is one of our most important storytellers, What Is the What should put it to rest... [A] strange, beautiful and unforgettable work San Francisco Chronicle 'A remarkable book: harrowing, witty, wretched, delightful; and always compelling, always surprising' London Review of Books Read more...
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