What is the what

[rich]

the idea that Eggers can get inside the horrors of Sudan is
laughable--heartrending and astonishing, illuminating...ugghhh

i like the fact he's a publisher and he's good at that.
his writing, though, to say the least, is embarrassing

rich


On 9/11/06, Ya Sam <takoitov at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> Sorry if mentioned before.
>
> It seems there is a new novel by Eggers coming out this october. Saw this
> refernece on wallace-l by the way. I've read nothing by him, but his name
> has appeared on P-list on several occasions. I'm not sure if the whole
> McSweeney's project is worth a try though.
>
> Book Description
>
> In a heartrending and astonishing novel, Eggers illuminates the history of
> the civil war in Sudan through the eyes of Valentino Achak Deng, a refugee
> now living in the United States. We follow his life as he's driven from
> his
> home as a boy and walks, with thousands of orphans, to Ethiopia, where he
> finds safety — for a time. Valentino's travels, truly Biblical in scope,
> bring him in contact with government soldiers, janjaweed-like militias,
> liberation rebels, hyenas and lions, disease and starvation — and a string
> of unexpected romances. Ultimately, Valentino finds safety in Kenya and,
> just after the millennium, is finally resettled in the United States, from
> where this novel is narrated. In this book, written with expansive
> humanity
> and surprising humor, we come to understand the nature of the conflicts in
> Sudan, the refugee experience in America, the dreams of the Dinka people,
> and the challenge one indomitable man faces in a world collapsing around
> him.
>
>
> http://www.amazon.com/What-Autobiography-Valentino-Achak-Deng/dp/1932416641/sr=1-1/qid=1157738486/ref=pd_bbs_1/104-2421482-3443142?ie=UTF8&s=books
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