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Benjamin and Bockarie, once teachers in the Sierra Leonean village of Imperi, return after the civil war to find ruins of their hometown and a graveyard of skeletal remains. The village struggles with food shortages, rampant violence, and the threat of a foreign mining company that contaminates water and blocks roads with electric wires. As they grapple with these hardships, Benjamin and Bockarie seek ways to reestablish order and confront the uncertainties of their past and future.
First publish date: 2014
Genre: Historical Fiction/20th Century Historical Fiction
Authors: Ishmael Beah
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