Tuesday, June 2, 2009
A Long Way Gone is one of the most important was stories of generation. The arming of children is among the greatest evils of the modern world, and yet we know so little about it because the children themselves are swallowed up by the very wars they are forced to wage. Ishmel Beah has not only emerged intact from chaos, he has become one of its most eloquent chroniclers. We ignore his message at our peril.
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