Episode 54: Ishmael Beah

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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices