Blogs about: Valentino Achak Deng

Featured Blog

The million $ question3 comments

abesheet wrote 1 month ago: Out of sheer boredom, and because “The heartbreaking work of a staggering genius” … more →

Tags: Latest posts, African literature, autobiography, Books about Sudan, Darfur, Dave Eggers, lost boys, McSweenys Internet Tendency, oral literature

a far country1 comment

namesake wrote 1 month ago: I think Will was ten when I gave him the book, What is the What? by Dave Eggers for a birthday prese … more →

Tags: Life, God, Dave Eggers, What is the What, Andrew Peterson, the far country, Sudan, lost boys

Amy's Marginalia: What is the What?2 comments

amyletinsky wrote 4 months ago: This book probably gets the award for strangest title.  However, you could probably share some prett … more →

Tags: Books, Reading, Book Reviews, marginalia, Africa, What is the What, Dave Eggers, Sudan, lost boys

Sundays with Uncle God-Momma: the What

Lex wrote 6 months ago: Within the novel What is the What (Dave Eggers, 2006) is the Dinka creation myth. This is, after al … more →

Tags: Myth, Religion, The What, Dinka, Creation Story, Dave Eggers, Sudan, Garden of Eden, Adam and Eve

"What is the What"2 comments

Elena wrote 6 months ago: Since I have almost zero time free to read, when I do read something it had better be good! The book … more →

Tags: Literature & Art, Life, Literature, College, Fiction, reality, Africa, History, Truth

What is the What

colinmurphy wrote 9 months ago: Originally published in the Irish Times. Posted here again now due to Valentino Achak’s Deng … more →

Tags: Immigration & asylum, Africa, Aid & Development, development, aid, Sudan, Dave Eggers, Fiction

Cop-out post

naptimewriting wrote 9 months ago: I’ll tell you tomorrow (or the next day, or some time that I have child care) about the talk I … more →

Tags: Don't get me started (uh-oh, you just did), World citizens, Dave Eggers, Valentino Deng, michael krasny, One Book One Community, Sudan, What is the What, A Little Pregnant

Review: What is the What

lesismore wrote 1 year ago: What is the What By Dave Eggers Published October 2006 McSweeney’s 475 pp. ISBN 1-932-41664- … more →

Tags: Book Reviews, Dave Eggers, What is the What, Africa, Sudan, McSweeney's

seen, heard, & well-read3 comments

sydneyberry wrote 1 year ago: Today I met one of the original Watoto children. His name is Bob and he’s just finishing up Univers … more →

Tags: Life, event, Art, Watoto, Day of the African Child, Birthday, lost boys, Dave Eggers, God Grew Tired of Us

what is the what reviewed2 comments

sunburn wrote 1 year ago: Several other books got in the way, but finally I got to read Dave Eggers’ ‘What is the … more →

Tags: Books, Politics, Dave Eggers

What is the What / Lost Boys of Sudan2 comments

Adam wrote 1 year ago: “They will feel the guilt in knowing that they could have done something sooner had they only … more →

Tags: film, Books, Movie Review, Movies, Movie, Book Review, What is the What, Dave Eggers, Documentary

A Prayer of Saint Augustine1 comment

kjwinston wrote 1 year ago: Last night, as I was lying in bed reading my book club’s current selection, “What is the … more →

Tags: Book Reviews, My Prayer Bead Practice, Depression, St. Augustine

What IS the what?

tea4t wrote 1 year ago: I just finished Dave Eggers’ latest, a fictionalized account of one of Sudan’s “Lo … more →

Tags: recreational reading, Current Events, Books, Kenya, Africa, bookshelf 2008, What is the What, Dave Eggers, Fiction

Valentino Achak Deng Speaking at the 930 Art Center, 11/30

Nick wrote 1 year ago: Valentino Achak Deng, one of the thousands of “Lost Boys” of southern Sudan is the … more →

Tags: Video, Art, Louisville, Cultural, npr, Quills, 930 Art Center, David Eggers, What is the What

Lost Boys of Sudan

boldray wrote 1 year ago: As someone who is geographically challenged ( I blame my High School teacher!) it is reassuring to … more →

Tags: Belief, McSweeney's, Dave Eggers,


Have your say. Start a blog.

See our free features →

Related Tags
All →

Follow this tag via RSS

Find other items tagged with “valentino-achak-deng”:
Technorati Del.icio.us IceRocket