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Subtitle: the autobiography of Valentino Achak Deng : a novel
By: Dave Eggers
Publisher: Hamish Hamilton; HAMISH HAMILTON LTD
Published: 2007
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 475
ISBN-13: 9780241142578; 9780241142585
Subjects: Fiction; Sudanese; History; Refugees; Sudanesischer Flüchtling
Description: 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 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 ...