885 d8b1ff42-f11d-42cc-b681-569b2c036a89 What Is the What: The Autobiography of Valentino Achak Deng Dave Eggers calibre (0.8.17) [http://calibre-ebook.com] 2007-09-15T11:49:05+00:00 EDITORIAL REVIEW: ***New York Times Notable Book New York Times Bestseller****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. Random House, Inc. 9780307385901 eng General Literary Fiction Fiction - General American Contemporary Fiction - Individual Authors + United States Historical Fiction Biographical Fiction Biographical Refugees United States - Emigration and immigration Valentino Achak Refugees - United States Sudanese - United States Refugees - Sudan Sudan - History - Civil War Sudan Sudanese Deng 1983-2005 Sudan - Emigration and immigration