Beasts of No Nation - (P.S.) by Uzodinma Iweala (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Agu, a young boy in an unnamed West African nation, is recruited into a unit of guerrilla fighters as civil war engulfs his country. In a powerful, strikingly original debut that vividly captures Agu's youth and confusion, Iweala has produced a harrowing, deeply affecting novel.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><strong>"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." </strong><em><strong>--Entertainment Weekly </strong></em><strong>(A)</strong></p> <p><strong>The harrowing, utterly original debut novel by Uzodinma Iweala about the life of a child soldier in a war-torn African country</strong><br/></p><p>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.</p><p>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. </p><p>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, <em>Beasts of No Nation</em> announces the arrival of an extraordinary writer.</p></p><p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br><p>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 (<em>True Detective</em>) and starring Idris Elba (<em>Mandela, The Wire</em>).</p><p>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.</p><p>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, <em>Beasts of No Nation</em> announces the arrival of an extraordinary new writer.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"A startling debut.... Iweala's acute imagining allows him to depict the war as a mesh of bestial pleasures and pain."--<strong><em>The New Yorker</em></strong><br><br>"A tour de force."--<em><strong>Washington Post Book World</strong></em><br><br>"An outstanding first novel. . . . Resonant, beautiful. . . . Iweala's book will be readily embraced by readers."--<strong>Janet Maslin, <em>New York Times</em></strong><br><br>"Brilliant. . . . This is a remarkable novel that suggests a dazzling literary future."--<strong><em>People</em></strong> (****)<br><br>"Devastating. . . a raw and brutal story about the horrifying effects of cruelty and the incredible power of hope."--<strong><em>Atlanta Journal-Constitution</em></strong><br><br>"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."--<strong><em>Publishers Weekly</em> (starred review)</strong><br><br>"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."--<strong><em>Entertainment Weekly </em>(A)</strong><br><br>"Searing and visceral. . . . Agu's unblinking innocence gives the story its most powerful and disturbing beauty."--<strong><em>San Diego Union-Tribune</em></strong><br><br>"The hypnotic present tense, first-person narration draws the reader deep into the child soldier's shattered psyche."--<strong><em>Washington Post</em></strong><br><br>"This is an extraordinary book. . . . so vivid [and] powerful."--<strong><em>Sunday Telegraph</em></strong><br>
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