What’s it about?
What is the What is the story of a man, who, as a boy, was separated from his family in Sudan’s brutal civil war; who trekked across Africa’s punishing wilderness with thousands of other children; who survived arial bombardment and attacks by the militias and wild animals; who ate whatever he could find or nothing at all; who, as a boy, considered ending his life to end the suffering; and who eventually made it to America, where a new and equally challenging journey began. His name is Valentino Achak Deng, and in this novel Dave Eggers tells the extraordinary true story of his incredible journey.
My thoughts
“…the camp at the edge of the world” these few words basically sum up Valentino’s view of Kakuma (meaning nowhere) – the refugee camp where he spent years following his escape from his home village in Sudan as a…
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