Ishmael Beah (1980-11-23) 23 November 1980 (age 43) Mogbwemo, Bonthe District, Sierra Leone
Occupation
author, UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador for Children Affected by War, human rights activist, former child soldier
Nationality
Sierra Leonean
Notable works
A Long Way Gone Little Family Radiance of Tomorrow
Relatives
Junior Beah Ibrahim Beah (siblings) Priscillia Kounkou Hoveyda (wife)
Ishmael Beah (born 23 November 1980)[1] is a Sierra Leonean author and human rights activist who rose to fame with his acclaimed memoir, A Long Way Gone.[2] His novel Radiance of Tomorrow was published in January 2014.[3] His most recent novel Little Family was published in April 2020.[4]
^UNICEF, Youth leadership profiles Archived 10 February 2011 at the Wayback Machine, unicef.org; retrieved 15 February 2007.
^"Ishmael Beah – internationales literaturfestival berlin". www.literaturfestival.com. Archived from the original on 11 August 2018. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
^Hilary S. Kayle, "BEA 2013: Ishmael Beah: After War", Publishers Weekly, 30 May 2013.
^"Little Family by Ishmael Beah: 9780735211773 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books". PenguinRandomhouse.com. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
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