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“By its indefiniteness it shadows forth the heartless voids and immensities of the universe,” says Ishmael, in Chapter 42 of Herman Melville’s masterpiece. “It” is whiteness—the color ...

A novel that explores what happens after an African civil war Beah%27s memoir%2C %27A Long Way Gone%2C%27 has sold 1.5 million copies NEW YORK – At 33, Ishmael Beah ...

Ms Crichton, I understand your fierce passion for this book, but nobody at this end has ever tried to do anything except present some key points to Ishmael Beah and to the people who have been ...

Ishmael Beah’s 2007 memoir ... Ron Charles writes about books for The Washington Post and hosts TotallyHipVideoBookReview.com. From our archives: “The West ignores the stories of Africans ...

“Call me Ishmael,” the book begins. This Ishmael is not only a character in the book; he is also the single voice, or rather the single mind, from whose endlessly turning spool of thought the ...

Beah took time out from his book tour to answer a few questions. PREVIEW WHAT: Ishmael Beah discusses his new novel and his bestselling memoir WHEN: 7 p.m. Monday, March 17 WHERE: Parma-Snow ...

The African writer Ishmael Beah, author of the #1 New York Times-bestselling memoir "A Long Way Gone," offers a novel of young people struggling to survive on the outskirts of society. Kpindi ...