A Long Way Gone : The True Story of a Child Soldier[长路漫漫：童兵的真实经历]

图书标准信息

• 作者 Ishmael Beah 著
• 出版社 HarperCollins UK
• 出版时间 2008-01
• ISBN 9780007247097
• 定价 81.40元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 400页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

Thefirst-personaccountofa26-year-oldwhofoughtinthewarinSierraLeoneasa12-year-oldboy.‘MynewfriendshavebeguntosuspectthatIhaven'ttoldthemthefullstoryofmylife.“WhydidyouleaveSierraLeone?”“Becausethereisawar.”“Youmean,yousawpeoplerunningaroundwithgunsandshootingeachother?”“Yes,allthetime.”“Cool.”Ismilealittle.“Youshouldtellusaboutitsometime.”“Yes,sometime.”’Thisishowwarsarefoughtnow:bychildren,hopped-upondrugsandwieldingAK-47s.Therearemorethanfiftyconflictsgoingonworldwideanditisestimatedtherearesome300,000childsoldiersfighting.IshmaelBeahusedtobeoneofthem.Whatiswarlikethroughtheeyesofachildsoldier?Howdoesonebecomeakiller?Howdoesonestop?Childsoldiershavebeenprofiledbyjournalists,andnovelistshavestruggledtoimaginetheirlives.Butuntilnow,therehasnotbeenafirst-personaccountfromsomeonewhocamethroughthishellandsurvived.IshmaelBeah,nowtwenty-fiveyearsold,tellsarivetingstory:howattheageoftwelveinSierraLeone,hefledattackingrebelsandwanderedalandrenderedunrecognizablebyviolence.Bythirteen,he'dbeenpickedupbythegovernmentarmy,andBeah,atheartagentleboy,foundhewascapableoftrulyterribleacts.Thisisarareandmesmerizingaccount,toldwithrealliteraryforceandheartbreakinghonesty.

【作者简介】

IshmaelBeahcametotheUnitedStateswhenhewasseventeenandgraduatedfromOberlinCollegein2004.HeisamemberoftheHumanRightsWatchChildren'sRightsDivisionAdvisoryCommitteeandhasspokenbeforetheUnitedNationsonseveraloccasions.HelivesinNewYorkCity.