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Ishmael Beah

23 November 1980 -

Ishmael Beah (born 23 November 1980) is a Sierra Leonean author and human rights activist who rose to fame with his acclaimed memoir, A Long Way Gone. His novel Radiance of Tomorrow was published in January 2014. His most recent novel Little Family was published in April 2020 (Source).

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  • Cover of: A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier

    First published in 2007 29 editions in 6 languages — 12 previewable Cover of edition vervanhuisherinn0000beah Cover of edition longwaygonememoi0000isma Cover of edition longwaygonememoi0000ishm Cover of edition longwaygonememoi0000beah Cover of edition longwaygonememoi0000beah_s4t7 Cover of edition longwaygonememoi0000beah_h1h3 Cover of edition isbn_9781439514122 Cover of edition longwaygonememoi0000beah_p6z1 Cover of edition longwaygone00ishm
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  • Cover of: Radiance of tomorrow

    First published in 2014 9 editions in 1 language — 4 previewable Cover of edition radianceoftomorr0000beah_o7l1 Cover of edition radianceoftomorr0000beah_f8c4 Cover of edition radianceoftomorr0000beah_a2j2
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  • Cover of: Little Family: A Novel

    First published in 2020 4 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition littlefamily0000beah
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  • Cover of: Refugees in America: Stories of Courage, Resilience, and Hope in Their Own Words

    First published in 2019 3 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: I Am Not Your Enemy: Stories to Transform a Divided World

    First published in 2020 2 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: דרך ארוכה: zikhronotaṿ shel yeled ḥayal

    First published in 2008 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: A Long Way Gone - Teacher's Guide: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier

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  • Cover of: THE MAKING, AND UNMAKING OF A CHILD SOLDIER

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Subjects
History, Africa, fiction, Biography, Child soldiers, FICTION / Literary, Fiction, Juvenile Participation, Large type books, New York Times reviewed, Personal narratives, 89.76 polemology, Africa, biography, Africa, history, Africa, juvenile literature, Africa, west, history, American literature, Barnsoldater, Biographies, Boy soldiers, Children, Civil War (Sierra Leone : 1991-2002) fast (OCoLC)fst01721073, Civil war, Civil war (sierra leone : 1991-2002) fast (ocolc)fst01721073, Conduct of life, Ethics
Places
Sierra Leone, Freetown, Guinea, Kamator, Mattru Jong, Mogbwemo, New York City, United States
People
Ishmael Beah (1980-), Alhaji, Bob Marley, Esther, Gasemu, Gibrilla, Ishmael Beah, Jumah, Junior Beah, Kaloko, Kanei, Khalilou, Mambu, Mohamed, Moriba, Musa, Run-DMC, Saidu, Talloi, Uncle Tommy
Time
1961, 1991-2002, 1991-2002 (Guerre civile), 1996, Civil War, 1991-, Civil War, 1991-2002

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  • ISHMAEL BEAH
  • I. BEAH
  • Ismael Beah
  • Professor Ishmael Beah

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