Iweala, Uzodinma: *1982

Beasts of No Nation, 2005 - Information about the Book

  • General Information
    • The novel is about a child soldier fighting in the civil war of an unnamed African country. It depicts the war as a mesh of bestial pleasures and pain.
    • Information from Wikipedia
  • Articles
    • "Beasts of No Nation" explores the world of child soldiers. KCRW, Santa Monica; October 14, 2015 - loads slowly
    • Review by Michelle Pauli. Guardian News and Media; April 3, 2007
  • Author
    • A conversation with Uzodinma Iweala about what’s breaking the continent apart—and what’s holding it together. by Robert Birnbaum. The Morning News; March 9, 2006
    • Interview about the novel. "It was not a fun subject to deal with." Time Online; November 29, 2005
    • Child Soldiers. "Beasts of No Nation was an incredibly hard book to write." Center for Global Development; January 2149, 2010
    • Uzodinma Iweala discusses the novel
    • Uzodinma Iweala talks about his book. Host: Hans Fischer. SwissEduc, Zurich, Switzerland; April 7, 2008
      • Excerpted from this interview:
      • Uzodinma Iweala explains how he understands the term "child soldier." SwissEduc ; April 7, 2008
      • Uzodinma Iweala talks about the importance of informing the world about "child soldiers." SwissEduc; April 7, 2008
    • An evening with Uzodinma Iweala: Iweala talks about his book. Host: Christoph Münger. SwissEduc, Zurich, Switzerland; April 6, 2008
    • Uzodinma Iweala talks with Michael Silverblatt of how he arrived at the disturbing poetry of this powerful first novel. KCRW, Santa Monica; August 24, 2006
    • Uzodinma Iweala talks about "Beast of No Nation"