Song for night
By: Chris Abani
Edition: New edition.
Publisher: Telegram
Published: 2016
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 140
ISBN-13: 9781846592041; 9781846591303
Copyright date: 2007
Subjects: Child soldiers; Fiction; Mute persons; Children and war; War stories
Description: "Trained as a human mine detector, My Luck, a boy soldier in West Africa, witnesses and takes part in unspeakable brutality. At twelve his vocal chords are cut to prevent him from screaming and giving away his platoon's presence should he be blown up. Awakening after an explosion to find that he has lost his platoon, he traces his steps back through abandoned villages and rotting corpses - and through his own memories - in search of his comrades"--Back of book.
Notes: "First published in the USA by Akashic Books, New York, 2007"--Title page verso.