What Is the What (Vintage)
by Dave Eggers
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Author: Dave EggersEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2007-10-09
ISBN: 0307385906
Number of pages: 560
Publisher: Vintage
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- ISBN13: 9780307385901
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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Book Reviews of What Is the What (Vintage)
Book Review: If I could have only read one book this year, this would be the book.
Summary: 5 Stars
What a powerful, awe inspiring book. What is the What was chosen as a book club read a few months back and I still can't stop talking about it with everyone. This book really puts your life into perspective and sheds some serious light on the true meaning of perserverance.
Summary of What Is the What (Vintage)
What Is the What is the epic novel based on the life of Valentino Achak Deng who, along with thousands of other children--the so-called Lost Boys--was forced to leave his village in Sudan at the age of seven and trek hundreds of miles by foot, pursued by militias, government bombers, and wild animals, crossing the deserts of three countries to find freedom. When he finally is resettled in the United States, he finds a life full of promise, but also heartache and myriad new challenges. Moving, suspenseful, and unexpectedly funny, What Is the What is an astonishing novel that illuminates the lives of millions through one extraordinary man.Contemporary Books
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