What is the what

by dave eggers

Separated from his family, Valentino Achak Deng becomes a refugee in war-ravaged southern Sudan. His travels bring him in contact with enemy soldiers, with liberation rebels, with hyenas and lions, with disease and starvation, and with deadly murahaleen (militias on horseback)—the same sort who currently terrorize Darfur. Based closely on actual experiences, What Is the What is heartrending and astonishing, filled with adventure, suspense, tragedy, and, finally, triumph.

"A testament to the triumph of hope over experience, human resilience over tragedy and disaster." —Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times

An absolute classic. . . . Compelling, important, and vital to the understanding of the politics and emotional consequences of oppression. —People

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