The Maris Review

Episode 54: Ishmael Beah


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Ishmael Beah is the Sierra Leonean and American author of the novel Radiance of Tomorrow and the memoir A Long Way Gone, which was a #1 New York Times bestseller and has been published in more than 40 languages. A UNICEF Ambassador and Advocate for Children Affected by War, and a member of the Human Rights Watch Children’s Advisory Committee, Beah’s latest novel is called Small Family.

Recommended Reading:

The Plague by Albert Camus

Children of the Alley by Naguib Mahfouz

The House of Hunger by Dambudzo Marechera

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