A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier by Ishmael Beah
This memoir recounts the harrowing experiences of a young boy forcibly recruited into the Sierra Leonean army during the country's brutal civil war. The narrative follows his journey from an innocent child fascinated with rap music to a hardened child soldier, who is eventually rescued by UNICEF and rehabilitated. The book provides a stark, firsthand account of the horrors of war and the resilience of the human spirit.
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This book is on the following lists:
- 15th on The Greatest Books of All Time (Reader's Digest)
- 35th on Top 100 World Literature Titles (Perfection Learning)
- 568th on Our Users' Favorite Books of All Time (The Greatest Books Users)
- 100 Books to Read in a Lifetime (Amazon.com (USA))