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A Moonless, Starless Sky Lib/E: Ordinary Women and Men Fighting Extremism in Africa Library Edition
Contributor(s): Okeowo, Alexis (Author), Minter, Kamali (Read by)

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ISBN: 1478996994     ISBN-13: 9781478996996
Publisher: Hachette Books
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Binding Type: Compact Disc - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: October 2017
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BISAC Categories:
- Political Science | World - African
- Political Science | Human Rights
- Political Science | Political Process - Political Advocacy
Dewey: 363.321
Themes:
- Cultural Region - African
Features: Unabridged
 
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Publisher Description:

In the tradition of Behind the Beautiful Forevers, this is a masterful, humane work of literary journalism by New Yorker staff writer Alexis Okeowo-a vivid narrative of Africans who are courageously resisting their continent's wave of fundamentalism.

In A Moonless, Starless Sky, Okeowo weaves together four narratives that form a powerful tapestry of modern Africa: a young couple, kidnap victims of Joseph Kony's LRA; a Mauritanian waging a lonely campaign against modern-day slavery; a women's basketball team flourishing amid war-torn Somalia; and a vigilante who takes up arms against the extremist group Boko Haram. This debut book by one of America's most acclaimed young journalists illuminates the inner lives of ordinary people doing the extraordinary-lives that are too often hidden, underreported, or ignored by the rest of the world.


Contributor Bio(s): Okeowo, Alexis: -

Alexis Okeowo is a staff writer for the New Yorker and a fellow at the New America Foundation. Her work has appeared in the New Yorker, the New York Times Magazine, the Financial Times, Time, and Fortune, among many other publications. She is a graduate of Princeton University.

Minter, Kamali: -

Kamali Minter is a voice talent and audiobook narrator.


 
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