Our Kind of People : A Continent's Challenge, a Country's Hope

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A heartbreakingly honest look at Africa's AIDS crisis.

This book provides a raw and honest account of how the AIDS crisis has impacted individuals and communities in Nigeria. It includes testimonies from a diverse range of people and provides a candid and unflinching look at the real lives affected by the epidemic. Readers who are interested in gaining a deeper understanding of the crisis and the valiant struggle of those affected by it would find this book insightful and enlightening.

Our Kind of People : A Continent's Challenge, a Country's Hope

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ISBN: 9780061284915
Authors: Uzodinma Iweala
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Date of Publication: 2013-07-09
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Sociology, History, Politics, Nature, Science
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In 2005, Uzodinma Iweala stunned readers and critics alike with Beasts of No Nation , his debut novel about child soldiers in West Africa. Now his return to his native continent has produced Our Kind of People , a nonfiction account of the AIDS crisis that is every bit as startling and original. Iweala embarks on a remarkable journey in his native Nigeria, meeting individuals and communities that are struggling daily to understand both the impact and meaning of the disease. He speaks with people from all walks of life—the ill and the healthy, doctors, nurses, truck drivers, sex workers, shopkeepers, students, parents, and children. Their testimonies are by turns uplifting, alarming, humorous, and surprising, and always unflinchingly candid. Beautifully written and heartbreakingly honest, Our Kind of People goes behind the headlines of an unprecedented epidemic to show the real lives it affects, illuminating the scope of the crisis and a continent’s valiant struggle.
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A heartbreakingly honest look at Africa's AIDS crisis.

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