What Is the What
- ISBN-10
- 0141034025
- ISBN-13
- 9780141034027
- Series
- What Is the What
- Category
- Biographical fiction
- Pages
- 475
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2007
- Author
- Dave Eggers
Description
Valentino Achak Deng is just a boy when conflict separates him from his family and forces him to leave his small Sudanese village, joining thousands of other orphans on their long, long walk to Ethiopia , where they find safety for a time. Truly epic in scope, and told with expansive humanity, deep compassion and unexpected humour, What is the What is an eye-opening account of life amid the madness of war and an unforgettable tale of tragedy and triumph.
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