Beasts of No Nation
Descriere
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.
Despre autor
Uzodinma Iweala este un autor și medic nigeriano-american. Romanul său de debut, Beasts of No Nation, este o formă a lucrării sale de teză de la Harvard. Acesta prezintă un copil soldat într-o țară africană fără nume. Cartea, publicată în 2005 și adaptată ca un film premiat în 2015, a fost menționată de Time Magazine, The New York Times, Entertainment Weekly, The Times și Rolling Stone.
