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About Ishmael BeahIshmael Beah, born in Sierra Leone, West Africa, is the New York Times bestselling author of A Long Way Gone, Memoirs of a Boy Soldier and Radiance of Tomorrow, A Novel both published by Farrar Straus & Giroux. His newest work, Little Family, a novel, is a profound and tender portrayal of the connections we forge to survive the fate we’re dealt, Little Family marks the further blossoming of a unique global voice. Ishmael Beah was appointed UNICEF’s first Advocate for Children Affected by War on 20 November 2007. In 2007, he also founded the Ishmael Beah foundation dedicated to helping children affected by war reintegrate into society and improve their lives. He is based in Los Angeles, California, with his wife and children.
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About Ishmael Beah
Ishmael Beah, born in Sierra Leone, West Africa, is the New York Times bestselling author of A Long Way Gone, Memoirs of a Boy Soldier and Radiance of Tomorrow, A Novel both published by Farrar Straus & Giroux. His newest work, Little Family, a novel, is a profound and tender portrayal of the connections we forge to survive the fate we’re dealt, Little Family marks the further blossoming of a unique global voice. Ishmael Beah was appointed UNICEF’s first Advocate for Children Affected by War on 20 November 2007. In 2007, he also founded the Ishmael Beah foundation dedicated to helping children affected by war reintegrate into society and improve their lives. He is based in Los Angeles, California, with his wife and children.
Ishmael Beah's Posts
Ishmael Beah 5 years ago
Comment on Author by Forgive and Forget? Part 2 of 2: Sometimes Never. – Succeed and Soar[…] in hurting others. In deciding whether ‘Forgive and Forget’ is always a good idea, consider Ishmael Beah’s […]
Ishmael Beah 8 years ago
Comment on Author by URI Students Say “No More Child Soldiers” on Red Hand Day – Center for Nonviolence & Peace Studies[…] his many of his songs, as well as his feature length documentary, “Warchild”. The second is Ishmael Beah, human... Read More
Ishmael Beah 8 years ago
Comment on A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier by The Right to Choose | The Sojourn[…] doesn’t continue to happen to other children around the world (Ishmael Beah).” In his memoir, A Long Way Gone:... Read More
Ishmael Beah 8 years ago
Comment on Activist by The Right to Choose | The Sojourn[…] sure that what happened to [him] doesn’t continue to happen to other children around the world (Ishmael Beah).” In... Read More
Ishmael Beah 9 years ago
Comment on Radiance of Tomorrow: A Novel by Book Thirty: A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah | 2016: A Year of Social Justice Reading[…] Although I have not yet read it, Beah’s recently published novel, Radiance of Tomorrow, has received fabulous reviews. Add... Read More
Ishmael Beah 9 years ago
Comment on A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier by A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah | 2016: A Year of Social Justice Reading[…] the early 1990s. But the gristly detail of the inhumanity described by Ishmael Beah in his memoir A Long... Read More
Ishmael Beah 9 years ago
Comment on Author by Ishmael Beah Lands 2-Book Deal | Indie Author Marketing[…] point in time, the publisher has not announced the release dates for either of these projects. (Photo Credit: John […]
Ishmael Beah 11 years ago
He graduated in 2004 with a degree in Political ScienceIn 1991 a vicious civil war overtook Sierra Leone, the country in which he was living. The rebels invaded Beah’s... Read More
Ishmael Beah 11 years ago
Before being rescued by UNICEFIn 1991 a vicious civil war overtook Sierra Leone, the country in which he was living. The rebels invaded Beah’s... Read More
Ishmael Beah 11 years ago
During a February 14, 2007 appearance on The Daily ShowIn 1991 a vicious civil war overtook Sierra Leone, the country in which he was living. The rebels invaded Beah’s... Read More