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What Is the What: The Autobiography of Valentino Achak Deng
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4 out of 5
Based on 22,516 Ratings and 4,566 Reviews

Book Description
In a heartrending and astonishing novel, Eggers illuminates the history of the civil war in Sudan through the eyes of Valentino Achak Deng, a refugee now living in the United States. We follow his life as he's driven from his home as a boy and walks, with thousands of orphans, to Ethiopia, where he finds safety - for a time. Valentino's travels, truly Biblical in scope, bring him in contact with g... More
Book Information
PublisherMcSweeney's
BindingHardcover (25 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages475
ISBN-101932416641
ISBN-13978-1932416640
Publication Date10/25/2006
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About Dave Eggers (Author) : Dave Eggers is a published author and an editor. Some of the published credits of Dave Eggers include How We Are Hungry, Masters of American Comics, The Future Dictionary of America.
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6/22/2009 julia b tagged as: I read, I recommend

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