num_pages: 316
description: 2019 Grand Prize Winner - Red City Review2020 Top   The Hollywood Book FestivalListed as top Notable 100 books in the 2020 Holiday edition of Shelf Unbound 2020 Category Award National Indie Excellence (NIEA);  Book Excellence Awards; American Fiction Awards; NABE Pinnacle Awards; American Book Fest Best Book Award2022 Category Award Pencraft Book AwardsBased on the remarkable true account of a young American who landed in Liberia in the 1960s....*****The blend of fictional action and nonfiction social inspection is simply exquisite, and are strengths that set this story apart from many other fictional pieces sporting African settings.--D. Donovan, Midwest Book Review...NOTHING COULD HAVE PREPARED HIM FOR THE EVENTS HE WAS ABOUT EXPERIENCE. Ken Verrier quickly realizes the moment he arrives in Liberia that he is in a place where he understands very little of what is considered normal, where the dignity of life has little meaning, and where he can trust no one.It's 1961 and young Ken Verrier is experiencing the turbulence of Ishmael and the guilt of his brother's death. His sudden decision to drop out of college and deal with his demons shocks his family, his friends, and especially his girlfriend, soon to have been his fiancee. His Liberia--the richest country in Africa both in monetary wealth and natural resources, Author Daniel Meier describes Ken Verrier's many escapades, spanning from horrifying to whimsical, with engaging and fast-moving narrative that ultimately describe a society upon which the wealthy are feeding and in which the poor are being buried....It's a novel that will stay will you long after the last word has been read.
language: English
title: The Dung Beetles of Liberia: A Novel Based on True Events
publisher: BQB Publishing