What is the What
The Autobiography of Valentino Achak Deng
$41.06
- Paperback
560 pages
- Release Date
30 September 2008
Summary
The true story of one boy’s courage in the midst of one of the world’s most violent conflicts.
At the heart of this astonishing 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…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780141015743 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0141015748 |
| Author: | Dave Eggers |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 560 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 30 September 2008 |
| Weight: | 380g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 128mm x 34mm |
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About The Author
Dave Eggers
Dave Eggers is the author of ten books, including Your Fathers, Where Are They? And the Prophets, Do They Live Forever?, The Circle, and A Hologram for the King, which was a finalist for the 2012 National Book Award.
He is the founder of McSweeney’s, an independent publishing company based in San Francisco that produces books, a quarterly journal of new writing (McSweeney’s Quarterly Concern), and a monthly magazine, The Believer. McSweeney’s also publishes Voice of Witness, a nonprofit book series that uses oral history to illuminate human rights crises around the world.
Eggers is the co-founder of 826 National, a network of eight tutoring centers around the country, and ScholarMatch, a nonprofit organization designed to connect students with resources, schools, and donors to make college possible.
He lives in Northern California with his family.
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