Award Winning Books by
ISHMAEL BEAH

A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier by Ishmael Beah 1400 reviews (2007) (240p) (TIME Non) Read Reviews | Visit this book's Amazon.com page

My new friends have begun to suspect I haven't told them the full story of my life. "Why did you leave Sierra Leone?" "Because there is a war." "You mean, you saw people running around with guns and shooting each other?" "Yes, all the time." "Cool." I smile a little. "You should tell us about it sometime." "Yes, sometime." This... more >>

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Ishmael Beah Award Stats

Major Prize* Nominations 0   Unique Books Nominated for a Major Prize* 0   Pulitzer Prize Wins 0   Pulitzer Prize Nominations 0   National Book Critics Circle Award Wins 0   National Book Critics Circle Award Nominations 0   National Book Award Wins 0   National Book Award Nominations 0   Man Booker Prize Wins 0   Man Booker Prize Nominations 0   PEN/Faulkner Award Wins 0   PEN/Faulkner Award Nominations 0

*Major Prize = Pulitzer Prize, National Book Critics Circle Award, National Book Award, Man Booker Prize, and PEN/Faulkner Award

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