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A Long Way Gone

Memoirs of a Boy Soldier

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A Long Way Gone

Auteur(s): Ishmael Beah
Narrateur(s): Ishmael Beah
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In A Long Way Gone Ishmael Beah tells a riveting story in his own words: how, at the age of twelve, he fled attacking rebels and wandered a land rendered unrecognizable by violence. By thirteen, he'd been picked up by the government army, and Beah, at heart a gentle boy, found that he was capable of truly terrible acts.

This is how wars are fought now by children, hopped up on drugs, and wielding AK-47s. In the more than fifty violent conflicts going on worldwide, it is estimated that there are some 300,000 child soldiers.

Ishmael Beah used to be one of them. How does one become a killer? How does one stop? Child soldiers have been profiled by journalists, and novelists have struggled to imagine their lives. But it is rare to find a first-person account from someone who endured this hell and survived.

This is a rare and mesmerizing account, told with real literary force and heartbreaking honesty.

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I’m grateful to the author for sharing his story because as he points out, survivors don’t want to talk about their living and sleeping nightmares and I’d have no other way of understanding their experience. This story is so real and it’s compelling to read. Thank you to the author and by the way, Chapter 20 is hilarious.

Interesting!

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Ishmael tells his story with amazing detail and clarity. Very moving. Even more meaningful that it's narrated by the author.

Excellent story.

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This story provides insight into the devastating reality of life in a place of violence and conflict. With descriptive and poignant words, Beah truly tells a story you can't put down.

Impactful and Moving!

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