What is the What
What is the What
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Valentino Achak Deng is just a boy when conflict separates him from his family and forces him to leave his small Sudanese village, joining thousands of other orphans on their long, long walk to Ethiopia, where they find safety - for a time. Along the way Valentino encounters enemy soldiers, liberation rebels, hyenas, disease and starvation.
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What is the What by Dave Eggers
At the heart of this astonishing, soul-wrenching novel is a true story of courage and endurance in the face of one of the most brutal civil wars the world has ever known. Valentino Achak Deng is just a boy when conflict separates him from his family and forces him to leave his small Sudanese village, joining thousands of other orphans on their long, long walk to Ethiopia, where they find safety – for a time. Along the way Valentino encounters enemy soldiers, liberation rebels and deadly militias, hyenas and lions, disease and starvation. But there are experiences ahead that will test his spirit in even greater ways than these… Truly epic in scope, and told with expansive humanity, deep compassion and unexpected humour, What is the What is an eye-opening account of life amid the madness of war and an unforgettable tale of tragedy and triumphEggers can write about pretty much anything and make it glitter and somersault on the page * The New York Times *
Dave Eggers has become JD. Salinger, Ken Kesey and Jack Kerouac rolled into one * The Times *
One of the best writers around -- Nick Hornby * Observer *
Eggers can write about pretty much anything and make it glitter and somersault on the page * The New York Times *
Dave Eggers has become J. D. Salinger, Ken Kesey and Jack Kerouac rolled into one * The Times *
Dave Eggers is the author of twelve books, including The Monk of Mokha; The Circle; Heroes of the Frontier; A Hologram for the King, a finalist for the National Book Award; and What Is the What, a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award and winner of France's Prix Médicis Etranger. He is the founder of McSweeney's and the cofounder of 826 Valencia, a youth writing center that has inspired similar programs around the world, and of ScholarMatch, which connects donors with students to make college accessible. He is the winner of the Dayton Literary Peace Prize and is the cofounder of Voice of Witness, a book series that illuminates human rights crises through oral history. He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letter. His work has been translated into forty- two languages.
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| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780241142578 |
| ISBN 10 | 0241142571 |
| Title | What is the What |
| Author | Dave Eggers |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2007-05-24 |
| Number of pages | 480 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |