What Is the What: The Autobiography of Valentino Achak Deng
What Is the What: The Autobiography of Valentino Achak Deng is a 2006 novel written by Dave Eggers. It is based on the real life story of Valentino Achak Deng, a Sudanese refugee and member of the Lost Boys of Sudan program.
As a boy, Achak is separated from his family during the Second Sudanese Civil War when the Arab militia, referred to as murahaleen (which is Arabic for traveller), wipes...
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| Author: | Dave Eggers |
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| First published: | 2006-10-25 |
| Genre: | Fiction , Memoir |
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Prix Médicis étranger2009
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Author of What Is the What: The Autobiography of Valentino Achak Deng
Dave Eggers
Dave Eggers (born March 12, 1970) is an American writer, editor, and publisher. He is known for the best-selling memoir A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius and for his more recent work as a...
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Wow - this book is really good. Looking forward to finishing it this weekend.