Carolyn See - Ishmael Beah was born and spent his childhood in Sierra Leone as that sad but beautifu...

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Ishmael Beah was born and spent his childhood in Sierra Leone as that sad but beautiful West African country was ravaged by a civil war that left some 50,000 dead between 1991 and 2002. He was a child soldier for a while, then, through extraordinary circumstances, was set free of that life.

Carolyn See

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Ishmael Beah wurde geboren und verbrachte seine Kindheit in Sierra Leone. Das traurige, aber schöne westafrikanische Land wurde von einem Bürgerkrieg verwüstet, in dem zwischen 1991 und 2002 etwa 50.000 Menschen starben. Er war eine Zeit lang Kindersoldat, dann durch außergewöhnliche Umstände. wurde aus diesem Leben befreit.

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