false 2000265 <![CDATA[What Is the What]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg What is the What is an epic novel about the lives of two boys during the Sudanese civil war. For those who think they know about the so-called Lost Boys of Sudan, this novel will be an eye-opener. And if you think you know the work of Dave Eggers, this is in many ways a complete departure: it's straightforward and unflinching, and yet full of unexpected humor and adventure amid the madness of war. Eggers has been working on the book for four years now, deeply entrenched in the community of Sudanese refugees in the U.S., and in 2003 went to southern Sudan with a refugee named Valentino Achak Deng. During that trip, Deng was reunited with the family he hadn't seen in 17 years. What is the What is a book about the lives of these two boys -- one, at seven, too young to know what's happening to his country; the other, at ten, old enough to fight for the rebel army.

Through it all, the two boys persevere through one of the most brutal civil wars the world has ever known, finding themselves in one unbelievable, utterly surreal situation after another. What is the What is thought-provoking, exciting, and repeatedly heartbreaking.

Presented unabridged on 17 CDs.

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The story of Valentino Achak Deng, a so-called Lost Boy of the Sudan, is so moving that after reading the book I went...more...]]> 25498119 126579 4952 1932416641 9781932416640 3201 <![CDATA[What Is the What]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165516034m/4952.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165516034s/4952.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4952.What_Is_the_What 4.21 16382
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Hmm, if this Sudanese refugee & now American Valentine Achak Deng can turn a phrase like that, how come he needs Dave Eggars to shape his book and cop the byline? Okay, maybe ...more...]]> 17522091 84621 4952 1932416641 9781932416640 3201 <![CDATA[What Is the What]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165516034m/4952.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165516034s/4952.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4952.What_Is_the_What 4.21 16382
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LISTEN UP ... this took me THREE MONTHS to finish!!! I did read other books in the meantime, but believe me, I wouldn't have dragged my feet on this one if the storytelling hadn't been so TERRIBLY AWFUL!

Examples of STORIES told particularly ...more...]]> 16458407 266462 4952 1932416641 9781932416640 3201 <![CDATA[What Is the What]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165516034m/4952.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165516034s/4952.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4952.What_Is_the_What 4.21 16382
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Eggers weaves a present tense with the story of Valentino's childhood in Sudan. In the present tense Valentino is g...more...]]> 8171721 295288 4952 1932416641 9781932416640 3201 <![CDATA[What Is the What]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165516034m/4952.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165516034s/4952.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4952.What_Is_the_What 4.21 16382
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Through it all, the two boys persevere through one of the most brutal civil wars the world has ever known, finding themselves in one unbelievable, utterly surreal situation after another. What is the What is thought-provoking, exciting, and repeatedly heartbreaking.

Presented unabridged on 17 CDs.

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What is the What, by Dave Eggers, is a docu-drama-type "novel" based on the real life of ...more...]]> 20022559 803353 4952 1932416641 9781932416640 3201 <![CDATA[What Is the What]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165516034m/4952.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165516034s/4952.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4952.What_Is_the_What 4.21 16382
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OK. It's done. I've finished. It took me awhile to finish this book--and here's why: I started this book in the Spring of '08 after havi...more...]]> 18890264 389017 340514 0307385906 9780307385901 286 <![CDATA[What Is the What]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1216281986m/340514.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1216281986s/340514.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/340514.What_Is_the_What 4.21 16382 What Is the What is the epic novel based on the life of Valentino Achak Deng who, along with thousands of other children--the so-called Lost Boys--was forced to leave his village in Sudan at the age of seven and trek hundreds of miles by foot, pursued by militias, government bombers, and wild animals, crossing the deserts of three countries to find freedom. When he finally is resettled in the United States, he finds a life full of promise, but also heartache and myriad new challenges. Moving, suspenseful, and unexpectedly funny, What Is the What is an astonishing novel that illuminates the lives of millions through one extraordinary man.]]> 2006 4 2 false Mon Jun 16 14:12:37 -0700 2008 Fri Mar 28 19:11:43 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 16 14:12:37 -0700 2008 more...]]> 13082368 128387 4952 1932416641 9781932416640 3201 <![CDATA[What Is the What]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165516034m/4952.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165516034s/4952.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4952.What_Is_the_What 4.21 16382
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In the preface to What Is The What, Valentino Achak Deng says that he told his story to the author, Dave Eggers, over a period of years. Eggers captured Achak's tone and spirit so closely that I kept forgetting that the author was not the man who experienced the horrors of what happ...more...]]> 12092906 763514 4952 1932416641 9781932416640 3201 <![CDATA[What Is the What]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165516034m/4952.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165516034s/4952.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4952.What_Is_the_What 4.21 16382
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