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Ishmael Beah

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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Sierra Leonean writer

Born 23 November 1980

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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 isbn_9780007797127 Cover of edition longwaygonememoi0000beah_h1h3 Cover of edition longwaygone00ishm Cover of edition longwaygonememoi0000isma Cover of edition longwaygonememoi00beah Cover of edition isbn_9781439514122 Cover of edition longwaygonememoi0000ishm Cover of edition longwaygonememoi0000beah Cover of edition longwaygonememoi0000beah_s4t7
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Sierra Leonean writer

Born 23 November 1980
Subjects
89.76 polemology, Africa, biography, Africa, history, Africa, juvenile literature, Africa, west, history, Barnsoldater, Biographies, Biography, Boy soldiers, Child soldiers, Children, Civil war, Civil war (sierra leone : 1991-2002) fast (ocolc)fst01721073, Historia, History, Inbördeskriget i Sierra Leone 1991-2002, Inbördeskriget i sierra leone 1991-2002, Juvenile, Juvenile Military participation, Juvenile Participation, Juvenile participation, Kind, Kindsoldaten, Large type books, Military participation
Places
Freetown, Guinea, Kamator, Mattru Jong, Mogbwemo, New York City, Sierra Leone, United States
People
Alhaji, Bob Marley, Esther, Gasemu, Gibrilla, Ishmael Beah, Ishmael Beah (1980-), Jumah, Junior Beah, Kaloko, Kanei, Khalilou, Mambu, Mohamed, Moriba, Musa, Run-DMC, Saidu, Talloi, Uncle Tommy
Time
1961, 1991-2002, 1996

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

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July 16, 2023 Edited by Lisa merge authors
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