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Beasts of No Nation : A Novel by Uzodinma Iweala (2006, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherHarperCollins
ISBN-100060798688
ISBN-139780060798680
eBay Product ID (ePID)52630508
Product Key Features
Book TitleBeasts of No Nation : a Novel
Number of Pages176 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2006
TopicWar & Military, Literary, Political
GenreFiction
AuthorUzodinma Iweala
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.5 in
Item Weight4.7 Oz
Item Length7.1 in
Item Width4.9 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition22
ReviewsAn outstanding first novel. . . . Resonant, beautiful. . . . Iweala's book will be readily embraced by readers., Uzodinma Iweala is receiving not just hype but praise from reviewers for the frighteningly convincing voice of a preteen soldier., Searing and visceral. . . . Agu's unblinking innocence gives the story its most powerful and disturbing beauty., The hypnotic present tense, first-person narration draws the reader deep into the child soldier's shattered psyche., A harrowing account of the intoxication of violence…that offers no easy answers or explanations., Devastating. . . a raw and brutal story about the horrifying effects of cruelty and the incredible power of hope., In Beasts of No Nation Uzodinma Iweala has crafted a voice that is equal to the demands of a blood-soaked reality. This is a work of visceral urgency and power: it heralds the arrival of a major talent., Iweala gives his hero a voice that is literary yet poetic. . . . The acute characterization, the adroit mixture of color and restraint, and the horrific emotional force of the narrative are impressive. Still more impressive is Iweala's ability to maintain not only our sympathy but our affection for his central character., Electrifying. . . . A harrowing read. . . The story is gripping enough. But even more stunning is the extraordinarily original voice. . . . Always breathless, often breathtaking, and sometimes heartbreaking., A startling debut…. Iweala's acute imagining allows him to depict the war as a mesh of bestial pleasures and pain., "A tour de force." -- Washington Post Book World "Brilliant. . . . This is a remarkable novel that suggests a dazzling literary future." -- People (****) "A startling debut.... Iweala's acute imagining allows him to depict the war as a mesh of bestial pleasures and pain." -- The New Yorker "An outstanding first novel. . . . Resonant, beautiful. . . . Iweala's book will be readily embraced by readers." -- Janet Maslin, New York Times "Electrifying. . . . A harrowing read. . . The story is gripping enough. But even more stunning is the extraordinarily original voice. . . . Always breathless, often breathtaking, and sometimes heartbreaking." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review) "Searing and visceral. . . . Agu's unblinking innocence gives the story its most powerful and disturbing beauty." -- San Diego Union-Tribune "The hypnotic present tense, first-person narration draws the reader deep into the child soldier's shattered psyche." -- Washington Post "Remarkable. . . . Iweala never wavers from a gripping, pulsing narrative voice. . . . He captures the horror of ethnic violence in all its brutality and the vulnerability of youth in all its innocence." -- Entertainment Weekly (A) "Devastating. . . a raw and brutal story about the horrifying effects of cruelty and the incredible power of hope." -- Atlanta Journal-Constitution "This is an extraordinary book. . . . so vivid [and] powerful." -- Sunday Telegraph "Uzodinma Iweala is a gifted and brave writer." -- Chris Abani, author of GraceLand "A harrowing account of the intoxication of violence...that offers no easy answers or explanations." -- Library Journal "In Beasts of No Nation Uzodinma Iweala has crafted a voice that is equal to the demands of a blood-soaked reality. This is a work of visceral urgency and power: it heralds the arrival of a major talent." -- Amitav Ghosh, author of The Glass Palace "An astonishing debut. . . . Iweala writes with great restraint, mindful that the most important battle is for a boy's soul: Redemption is possible, even if a return to innocence is not." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "Iweala gives his hero a voice that is literary yet poetic. . . . The acute characterization, the adroit mixture of color and restraint, and the horrific emotional force of the narrative are impressive. Still more impressive is Iweala's ability to maintain not only our sympathy but our affection for his central character." -- New York Times Book Review "Searing. . . . An extraordinary debut novel." -- Time magazine "Stark, vivid. . . . Written like a nightmare in progress, this story is a fever dream of voice and consciousness." -- San Francisco Chronicle "Uzodinma Iweala is receiving not just hype but praise from reviewers for the frighteningly convincing voice of a preteen soldier." -- New York Magazine, An astonishing debut. . . . Iweala writes with great restraint, mindful that the most important battle is for a boy's soul: Redemption is possible, even if a return to innocence is not., Stark, vivid.... Written like a nightmare in progress, this story is a fever dream of voice and consciousness., Remarkable. . . . Iweala never wavers from a gripping, pulsing narrative voice. . . . He captures the horror of ethnic violence in all its brutality and the vulnerability of youth in all its innocence., Devastating...a raw and brutal story about the horrifying effects of cruelty and the incredible power of hope.
Dewey Decimal823.92
SynopsisIn this stunning debut novel, Agu, a young boy in an unnamed West African nation, is recruited into a unit of guerrilla fighters as civil war engulfs his country. Haunted by his father's own death at the hands of militants, Agu is vulnerable to the dangerous yet paternal nature of his new commander. While the war rages on, Agu becomes increasingly divorced from the life he had known before the conflict starteda life of school friends, church services, and time with his family still intact. In a powerful, strikingly original voice that vividly captures Agu's youth and confusion, Uzodinma Iweala has produced a harrowing, inventive, and deeply affecting novel., The harrowing, utterly original debut novel by Uzodinma Iweala about the life of a child soldier in a war-torn African country-now a critically-acclaimed Netflix original film directed by Cary Fukunaga (True Detective) and starring Idris Elba (Mandela, The Wire). As civil war rages in an unnamed West-African nation, Agu, the school-aged protagonist of this stunning debut novel, is recruited into a unit of guerilla fighters. Haunted by his father's own death at the hands of militants, which he fled just before witnessing, Agu is vulnerable to the dangerous yet paternal nature of his new commander. While the war rages on, Agu becomes increasingly divorced from the life he had known before the conflict started-a life of school friends, church services, and time with his family, still intact. As he vividly recalls these sunnier times, his daily reality continues to spin further downward into inexplicable brutality, primal fear, and loss of selfhood. In a powerful, strikingly original voice, Uzodinma Iweala leads the reader through the random travels, betrayals, and violence that mark Agu's new community. Electrifying and engrossing, Beasts of No Nation announces the arrival of an extraordinary new writer., The harrowing, utterly original debut novel by Uzodinma Iweala about the life of a child soldier in a war-torn African country now a critically-acclaimed Netflix original film directed by Cary Fukunaga (True Detective) and starring Idris Elba (Mandela, The Wire).As civil war rages in an unnamed West-African nation, Agu, the school-aged protagonist of this stunning debut novel, is recruited into a unit of guerilla fighters. Haunted by his father s own death at the hands of militants, which he fled just before witnessing, Agu is vulnerable to the dangerous yet paternal nature of his new commander.While the war rages on, Agu becomes increasingly divorced from the life he had known before the conflict started a life of school friends, church services, and time with his family, still intact. As he vividly recalls these sunnier times, his daily reality continues to spin further downward into inexplicable brutality, primal fear, and loss of selfhood. In a powerful, strikingly original voice, Uzodinma Iweala leads the reader through the random travels, betrayals, and violence that mark Agu s new community. Electrifying and engrossing, Beasts of No Nation announces the arrival of an extraordinary new writer.", "Remarkable. . . . Iweala never wavers from a gripping, pulsing narrative voice. . . . He captures the horror of ethnic violence in all its brutality and the vulnerability of youth in all its innocence." --Entertainment Weekly (A) The harrowing, utterly original debut novel by Uzodinma Iweala about the life of a child soldier in a war-torn African country As civil war rages in an unnamed West-African nation, Agu, the school-aged protagonist of this stunning novel, is recruited into a unit of guerilla fighters. Haunted by his father's own death at the hands of militants, which he fled just before witnessing, Agu is vulnerable to the dangerous yet paternal nature of his new commander. While the war rages on, Agu becomes increasingly divorced from the life he had known before the conflict started--a life of school friends, church services, and time with his family, still intact. As he vividly recalls these sunnier times, his daily reality continues to spin further downward into inexplicable brutality, primal fear, and loss of selfhood. In a powerful, strikingly original voice, Uzodinma Iweala leads the reader through the random travels, betrayals, and violence that mark Agu's new community. Electrifying and engrossing, Beasts of No Nation announces the arrival of an extraordinary writer.
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