Uzodinma Iweala
Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Formats
Description
"On the surface, Niru leads a charmed life. Raised by two attentive parents in Washington, D.C., he?s a top student and a track star at his prestigious private high school. Bound for Harvard in the fall, his prospects are bright. But Niru has a painful secret: he is queer?an abominable sin to his conservative Nigerian parents. No one knows except Meredith, his best friend, the daughter of prominent Washington insiders?and the one person who seems...
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
c2005
Physical Desc
xii, 142 p. ; 19 cm.
Description
Recruited by a unit of guerrilla fighters after the brutal murder of his father by militants, a west African student falls under the spell of his dangerous commander and finds his new life increasingly contrasting with his former existence.
Author
Description
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 his native continent has produced Our Kind of People, a nonfiction account of the AIDS crisis that is every bit as startling and original.
Iweala embarks on a remarkable journey in his native Nigeria, meeting individuals and communities that are struggling daily to understand both the impact and...
Series
Criterion collection volume 1091
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2021]
Formats
Description
Recruited by a unit of guerrilla fighters after the murder of his father by militants, a young West African boy falls under the spell of his dangerous commander.