What is the What: the autobiography of Valentino Achak Deng : a novel - Brossura

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ISBN 10: 0141015748 ISBN 13: 9780141015743

Casa editrice: Penguin, 2025

Riassunto

Qual è il Che cos'è il sorprendente romanzo di Dave Eggers su una delle guerre civili più brutali del mondo Valentino Achak Deng è solo un ragazzo quando il conflitto lo separa dalla sua famiglia e lo costringe a lasciare il suo piccolo villaggio sudanese, unendosi a migliaia di altri orfani nel loro lungo, lungo cammino verso l'Etiopia, dove trovano sicurezza - per un po'. Lungo la strada Valentino incontra soldati nemici, ribelli della liberazione e milizie mortali, iene e leoni, malattie e fame. Ma ci sono esperienze future che metteranno alla prova il suo spirito in modi ancora più grandi di questi. Davvero epico nella portata e narrato con grande umanità, profonda compassione e umorismo inaspettato, What is the What è un resoconto illuminante della vita in mezzo alla follia della guerra e un racconto indimenticabile di tragedia e trionfo. ''Se mai ci fossero dubbi sul fatto che Dave Eggers sia uno dei nostri più importanti narratori, What Is the What dovrebbe metterli a tacere. (Un')opera strana, bella e indimenticabile'' San Francisco Chronicle ''Un libro straordinario: straziante, spiritoso, miserabile, delizioso; e sempre avvincente, sempre sorprendente'' London Review of Books Tutti i proventi di questo libro dell'autore andranno alla Valentino Achak Deng Foundation. Su: www.valentinoachakdeng.com.

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Informazioni sull?autore

Dave Eggers is the author of many acclaimed books, including The Circle; What is the What and Zeitoun.

He is the founder of the publishing house and magazine McSweeney's and the cofounder of 826 Valencia, a youth writing center that has inspired similar programs around the world.

His work has been translated into forty-two languages.

Dalla quarta di copertina

What is the What is Dave Eggers's astonishing novel about one of the world's most brutal civil wars.

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. Along the way Valentino encounters enemy soldiers, liberation rebels and deadly militias, hyenas and lions, disease and starvation. But there are experiences ahead that will test his spirit in even greater ways than these . . .
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.
'If there was ever any doubt that Dave Eggers is one of our most important storytellers, What Is the What should put it to rest... [A] strange, beautiful and unforgettable work' San Francisco Chronicle
'A remarkable book: harrowing, witty, wretched, delightful; and always compelling, always surprising' London Review of Books
Dave Eggers is the author of A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius, You Shall Know Our Velocity and How We Are Hungry. He is also the editor of McSweeney's, a literary journal and book publishing outfit, and the founder of 826 Valencia, a non-profit educational centre with nine locations in six cities. In 2004 he started the Voice of Witness, a series of books that use oral history to illuminate human rights crises around the world.
All of the author's proceeds from this book will go to the Valentino Achak Deng Foundation. Read more at: www.valentinoachakdeng.com.

Dal risvolto di copertina interno

At the heart of this astonishing novel is a true story of courage and endurance in the face of one of the most brutal civil wars the world has ever known. 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. Along the way Valentino encounters enemy soldiers, liberation rebels and deadly militias, hyenas and lions, disease and starvation. But there are experiences ahead that will test his spirit in even greater ways than these


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.

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Penguin
• Data di pubblicazione: 2025
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0141015748
• ISBN 13: 9780141015743
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 560
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
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