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Beasts of no nation

Name: Beasts of no nation
Author: Uzodinma Iweala

Uzodinma Iweala

13 August 2025

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Book Synopsis

WITH A NEW FOREWORD BY KATIE KITAMURA 'A work of visceral urgency and power' AMITAV GHOSH 'Totally and shockingly alive from its very first paragraph' ALI SMITH, GUARDIAN 'An extraordinary book' SUNDAY TELEGRAPH Agu is just a boy when war arrives at his village. His mother and sister are rescued by the UN, while he and his father remain to fight the rebels. 'Run!' shouts his father when the rebels arrive. And Agu does run. Straight into the rebels' path. In a vivid, sparkling voice, Agu tells the story of what happens to him next. His story is shocking and painful, and completely unforgettable.

About The Author

Uzodinma Iweala received the 2006 John Llewellyn Rhys Prize for Beasts of No Nation. In 2007, he was selected as one of Granta's Best Young American Novelists. A graduate of Harvard University and the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, he lives in New York City and Lagos, Nigeria.

Product Details

ISBN: 9781399827140
Format: Paperback
Publisher: John Murray, (13 August 2025)
Number of Pages: 192
Weight: 152 grams
Language: English
Dimensions: 194 x 128 x 16 mm
Categories:: Modern warfare Modern and Contemporary