Radiance of tomorrow
By: Ishmael Beah
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 242
ISBN-13: 9780670067787
Copyright date: 2014
Subjects: Fiction; Romans, nouvelles; Histoire; Civil War (Sierra Leone : 1991-2002) fast (OCoLC)fst01721073; History
Description: "--At the center of Radiance of Tomorrow are Benjamin and Bockarie, two longtime friends who return to their hometown, Imperi, after a devastating civil war. The village is in ruins, the ground covered in bones and drenched in deep despair. The war may be over, but the denizens of Imperi are not spared the dangers that hover over them, menacing as vengeful ghosts. As more villagers begin to come back, Benjamin and Bockarie try to forge a new community by taking up their former posts as teachers, but they're beset by obstacles: a scarcity of food; a rash of murders, thievery, rape, and retaliation; and the depradations of foreign mining company intent on sullying the town's water supply and blocking its paths with electric wires. As Benjamin and Bockarie search for a way to restore order, they're forced to reckon with the uncertainty of their past and future alike."--Amazon.