Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #80717 in Books
• Published on: 2007-10-09
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 560 pages

Customer Reviews

Heartbreaking and Staggering. Possibly genius at last...
Perhaps in telling the story of Sudanese Lost Boy, Valentino Achak Deng, who has seen things no one should ever see, Eggers has stumbled upon a way to truly break our hearts and inform them without being self-conscious or tragically hip. This is a tough and beautiful read, especially given the fresh horrors befalling the people of Sudan in the current conflict.

what is the what is what we've been waiting for
i have enjoyed reading this book very much, not only is it very informative, but it manages to describe the plight of human beings and the way refugees and immigres behave and are treated. It is an epic story of our times, I doubt that any immigrant or person who has gone through hard times at their own country would not be able to empathise! a very good read, and also although the book tackles some depressing and gloomy events, it retains its sense of humour and lightness of touch.

Heart Of Africa
This book is hard to classify. It is said to be an autobiography but it written by someone other than the central character Valentin, a refugee from Somalia - the American writer Dave Eggers. Yet he performs the most awe-inspiring ventriloquist act ever committed to paper, showing both the suffering and the strength of spirit of a man who escapes the cruelty of his homeland and adjusts to the new life in the United States.

Read this book and weep. And laugh. And marvel. It's the most under-rated work that has appeared over the last years. While it is large in terms of the numbers of pages in his book, it is dwarfed by the size and scale of the writer's humanity.