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Song For Night
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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Song For Night
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Chris Abani
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:164 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 228,Width 152 |
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| Category/Genre | Poetry by individual poets |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9781933354316
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| Classifications | Dewey:823.92 |
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Akashic Books,U.S.
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| Imprint |
Akashic Books,U.S.
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| Publication Date |
3 April 2008 |
| Publication Country |
United States
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Description
Song for Night is the story of a West African boy soldier's terrifying yet beautiful journey through the nightmare landscape of a brutal war in search of his lost platoon. The protagonist is voiceless - cutting child mine-clearers' throats being a standard proceedure to stop them screaming when blown up and distracting other minesweepers. 'Chris Abani might be the most courageous writer working right now.' - Dave Eggers
Author Biography
Chris Abani, curator of Akashic's Black Goat poetry imprint, is a Nigerian poet and novelist and the author of Song for Night, The Virgin of Flames, Becoming Abigail, and GraceLand (a selection of the Today Show Book Club; winner of the 2005 PEN/Hemingway Prize and the Hurston/Wright Legacy Award).
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