Little Family
A Novel
(Sprache: Englisch)
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Long Way Gone.
A powerful novel about young people living at the margins of society, struggling to replace the homes they have lost with the one they have created together.
Hidden away from a harsh...
A powerful novel about young people living at the margins of society, struggling to replace the homes they have lost with the one they have created together.
Hidden away from a harsh...
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From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Long Way Gone.A powerful novel about young people living at the margins of society, struggling to replace the homes they have lost with the one they have created together.
Hidden away from a harsh outside world, five young people have improvised a home in an abandoned airplane, a relic of their country s tumultuous past. Elimane, the bookworm, is as street-smart as he is wise. Clever Khoudiemata maneuvers to keep the younger kids athletic, pragmatic Ndevui, thoughtful Kpindi, and especially their newest member, Namsa safe and fed. When Elimane makes himself of service to the shadowy William Handkerchief, it seems as if the little family may be able to keep the world at bay and their household intact. But when Khoudi comes under the spell of the beautiful people the fortunate sons and daughters of the elite the desire to resume an interrupted coming of age and follow her own destiny proves impossible to resist.
A profound and tender portrayal of the connections we forge to survive the fate we re dealt, Little Family marks the further blossoming of a unique global voice.
Autoren-Porträt von Ishmael Beah
Ishmael Beah is the Sierra Leonean and American author of the novel Radiance of Tomorrow and the memoir A Long Way Gone, which was a #1 New York Times bestseller and has been published in more than forty languages. A UNICEF Ambassador and Advocate for Children Affected by War, and a member of the Human Rights Watch Children's Advisory Committee, he lives in Los Angeles with his wife and their children.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Ishmael Beah
- International, 272 Seiten, Maße: 15,2 x 22,8 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: Riverhead Books
- ISBN-10: 0593189280
- ISBN-13: 9780593189283
- Erscheinungsdatum: 28.04.2020
Sprache:
Englisch
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