From the #1 New York Times&ndashbestselling author of A Long Way Gone.
A powerful novel about young people living at the margins of society, struggling to replace the homes they have lost with the one they have created together.
Hidden away from a harsh outside world, five young people have improvised a home in an abandoned airplane, a relic of their country&rsquos tumultuous past. Elimane, the bookworm, is as street-smart as he is wise. Clever Khoudiemata maneuvers to keep the younger kids&mdashathletic, pragmatic Ndevui, thoughtful Kpindi, and especially their newest member, Namsa&mdashsafe and fed. When Elimane makes himself of service to the shadowy William Handkerchief, it seems as if the little family may be able to keep the world at bay and their household intact. But when Khoudi comes under the spell of the &ldquobeautiful people&rdquo&mdashthe fortunate sons and daughters of the elite&mdashthe desire to resume an interrupted coming of age and follow her own destiny proves impossible to resist.
A profound and tender portrayal of the connections we forge to survive the fate we&rsquore dealt, Little Family marks the further blossoming of a unique global voice.
Ficha técnica
Editorial: Prentice Hall Press
ISBN: 9780735211780
Idioma: Inglés
Número de páginas: 272
Tiempo de lectura:
5h 35m
Encuadernación: Tapa blanda
Fecha de lanzamiento: 01/01/2021
Año de edición: 2021
Especificaciones del producto
Escrito por ISHMAEL BEAH
(Sierra Leona, 1980) Escritor y activista nacido en Sierra Leona, Ishmael Beah se trasladó a los Estados Unidos en 1998 luego de escapar de la guerra civil que asoló su país durante 11 años. Terminó sus dos últimos años de escuela secundaria en la Escuela Internacional de las Naciones Unidas en Nueva York. En 2004 se graduó en el Oberlin College con un B.A. en Ciencias Políticas. Es miembro del Comité Asesor de la División de Derechos del Niño de Human Rights Watch. Es autor de los libros Little Family y Radiance of Tomorrow, entre otros.