A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah
Memoirs of a Boy Soldier
This memoir recounts the harrowing experiences of a young boy forcibly recruited into the Sierra Leonean army during the country's brutal civil war. The narrative follows his journey from an innocent child fascinated with rap music to a hardened child soldier, who is eventually rescued by UNICEF and rehabilitated. The book provides a stark, firsthand account of the horrors of war and the resilience of the human spirit.
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- Published
- 2007
- Nationality
- Sierra Leonean
- Length
- Short
- Pages
- 229
- Original Language
- English
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- Alternate Titles
- None
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- 15th on The Greatest Books of All Time (Reader's Digest)
- 35th on Top 100 World Literature Titles (Perfection Learning)
- 1153rd on Our Users' Honorable Mention Favorite Books of All Time (The Greatest Books Users)
- 100 Books to Read in a Lifetime (Amazon.com (USA))
- Cart's Top 200 Adult Books for Young Adults (Book)