Radiance of tomorrow a novel
Benjamin and Bockarie return to their hometown, Imperi, after the civil war. The village is in ruins, the ground covered in bones. As more villagers begin to come back, Benjamin and Bockarie try to forge a new community by taking up their former posts as teachers. But they're beset by obstacles...
| Main Author: | Beah, Ishmael, 1980- |
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| Other Authors: | Graham, Dion. |
| Format: | Audiobooks Audiobook (CD) |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
[New York] :
Macmillan Audio,
[2014]
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| Edition: | Unabridged. |
| Subjects: |
| Summary: |
Benjamin and Bockarie return to their hometown, Imperi, after the civil war. The village is in ruins, the ground covered in bones. As more villagers begin to come back, Benjamin and Bockarie try to forge a new community by taking up their former posts as teachers. But they're beset by obstacles. As they search for a way to restore order, they're forced to reckon with the uncertainty of their past and future alike. |
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| Item Description: |
Title from web page. Compact discs. Duration: 8:00:00. |
| Physical Description: |
6 sound discs (480 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. |
| ISBN: |
9781427233400 1427233403 |
| Author Notes: |
Ishmael Beah was born in Sierra Leone in 1980. He came to the United States when he was seventeen and graduated from Oberlin College in 2004. He is a UNICEF Ambassador and Advocate for Children Affected by War; a member of the Human Rights Watch Children's Rights Advisory Committee; a visiting scholar at the Center for International Conflict Resolution at Columbia University; a cofounder of the Network of Young People Affected by War (NYPAW); and the president of the Ishmael Beah Foundation. He has spoken before the United Nations, the Council on Foreign Relations, and many panels on the effects of war on children. He lives in New York. |