Uzodinma Iweala

Beasts of No Nation is a 2005 novel by Uzodinma Iweala that takes its title from the 1989 album of the same name by Fela Kuti. The novel follows the journey of a young boy, Agu, who is forced to join a group of soldiers in an unnamed West African country. While Agu fears his commander and many of the men around him, …