What is the What
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Title: What Is the What: The Autobiography of Valentino Achak Deng
Author: Dave Eggers
Publisher: Vintage Books
Language: English
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9780307385901
Pages: 538
Published Year: 2006
Dimensions: 20 × 13 cm
Condition: Used – Good
Condition Note: Book is in good condition.
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What Is the What: The Autobiography of Valentino Achak Deng by Dave Eggers is a powerful work of literary nonfiction based on the real-life experiences of Valentino Achak Deng, one of the "Lost Boys" of Sudan. Blending factual history with novelistic storytelling, the book presents a deeply moving account of survival, displacement, and hope amid the devastation of civil war.
The narrative follows Valentino from his childhood in southern Sudan through the outbreak of the Second Sudanese Civil War. Forced to flee his village, he embarks on a perilous journey across deserts, forests, and refugee camps, enduring hunger, violence, disease, and the constant threat of death while searching for safety.
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Title: What Is the What: The Autobiography of Valentino Achak Deng
Author: Dave Eggers
Publisher: Vintage Books
Language: English
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9780307385901
Pages: 538
Published Year: 2006
Dimensions: 20 × 13 cm
Condition: Used – Good
Condition Note: Book is in good condition.
About the Book
What Is the What: The Autobiography of Valentino Achak Deng by Dave Eggers is a powerful work of literary nonfiction based on the real-life experiences of Valentino Achak Deng, one of the "Lost Boys" of Sudan. Blending factual history with novelistic storytelling, the book presents a deeply moving account of survival, displacement, and hope amid the devastation of civil war.
The narrative follows Valentino from his childhood in southern Sudan through the outbreak of the Second Sudanese Civil War. Forced to flee his village, he embarks on a perilous journey across deserts, forests, and refugee camps, enduring hunger, violence, disease, and the constant threat of death while searching for safety.
