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What is the What

By: Dave Eggers
Narrated by: Dion Graham
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Summary
 Valentino Achak Deng is just a boy when conflict separates him from his family and forces him to leave his small Sudanese village, joining thousands of other orphans on their long, long walk to Ethiopia, where they find safety for a time. Along the way Valentino encounters enemy soldiers, liberation rebels and deadly militias, hyenas and lions, disease and starvation. But there are experiences ahead that will test his spirit in even greater ways than these…©2006 Dave Eggers (P)2007 BBC Audiobooks America Art & Literature Authors Biographical Fiction Fiction Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Biography Africa
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greetings from Australia Valentino. Your story made it to me here and I was so glad I listened. Thank you for beautiful story and insights into Sudan. Wish you all the very best and hope you are doing well in 2025

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