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Beasts of No Nation
In this stunning debut novel, Agu, a young boy in an unnamed West African nation, is recruited into a unit of guerrilla fighters as civil war engulfs his country. 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... अधिक
Language: ENGकॉपीराइट: 2005 -
Speak No Evil: A Novel
<P>In the long-anticipated novel from the author of the critically acclaimed Beasts of No Nation, a revelation shared between two privileged teenagers from very different backgrounds sets off a chain of events with devastating consequences. <P>On the surface, Niru leads a charmed life. Raised by tw... अधिक
Language: ENGकॉपीराइट: 2018 -
Beasts of No Nation
In this stunning debut novel, Agu, a young boy in an unnamed West African nation, is recruited into a unit of guerrilla fighters as civil war engulfs his country. 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... अधिक
Language: ENGकॉपीराइट: 2005 -
Speak No Evil
'Elegant and elegiac' Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Guardian 'A writer of spectacular talent' ObserverOn the surface, Niru leads a charmed life. Raised by two attentive parents in Washington, DC, he's a top student and a track star at his prestigious private high school. Bound for Harvard, his prospects... अधिक
Language: ENGकॉपीराइट: 2018 -
Beasts of No Nation: A Novel (P. S. Ser.)
Agu is just a boy when war arrives at his village. His mother and sister are rescued by the UN, while he and his father remain to fight the rebels. 'Run!' shouts his father when the rebels arrive. And Agu does run. Straight into the rebels' path. In a vivid, sparkling voice, Agu tells the story of w... अधिक
Language: ENGकॉपीराइट: 2005 -
Our Kind of People: Thoughts on the HIV/AIDS epidemic
HIV/AIDS is more divisive and destructive than any other disease - tearing apart communities and ostracising the afflicted. Award-winning novelist Uzodinma Iweala embarks on a remarkable journey around the African continent meeting individuals and communities that are struggling daily with the disea... अधिक
Language: ENGकॉपीराइट: 2012 -
Speak No Evil
In the long-anticipated novel from the author of the critically acclaimed Beasts of No Nation, a revelation shared between two privileged teenagers from very different backgrounds sets off a chain of events with devastating consequences. On the surface, Niru leads a charmed life. Raised by two atten... अधिक
Language: ENGकॉपीराइट: 2018 -
Beasts of No Nation
Official tie-in to the Netflix Original Film featuring Idris Elba (Thor, Prometheus and Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom) and directed by Cary Fukunaga (Jane Eyre).Agu is just a boy when war arrives at his village. His mother and sister are rescued by the UN, while he and his father remain to fight the... अधिक
Language: ENGकॉपीराइट: 2005 -
Our Kind of People
In 2005 Uzodinma Iweala stunned readers and critics alike with Beasts of No Nation, his debut novel about child soldiers in West Africa. Now his return to Africa has produced Our Kind of People, a non-fiction account of the AIDS crisis every bit as startling and original. HIV/AIDS has been reported ... अधिक
Language: ENGकॉपीराइट: 2012 -
The River Between (Penguin African Writers Series #4)
A 50th-anniversary edition of one of the most powerful novels by the great Kenyan author and Nobel Prize contender A legendary work of African literature, this moving and eye-opening novel lucidly captures the drama of a people and culture whose world has been overturned. The River Between explores ... अधिक
Language: ENGकॉपीराइट: 1965