- Title:
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American War (MP3)
- Written by:
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Omar El Akkad
- Read by:
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Dion Graham
- Format:
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Unabridged MP3 CD Audio Book
- Number of CDs:
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1
- Duration:
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12 hours 23 minutes
- MP3 size:
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511 MB
- Published:
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September 07 2017
- Available Date:
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September 07 2017
- Age Category:
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Adult
- ISBN:
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9781509870660
- Genres:
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Fiction; Literary Fiction
- Publisher:
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Bolinda/Macmillan audio
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Price
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'Terrifyingly plausible ... Part family chronicle, part apocalyptic fable, American War is a vivid narrative of a country collapsing in on itself.'
Publishers Weekly, starred
An audacious and powerful debut: a second American Civil War, a devastating plague and one family caught deep in the middle.
Sarat Chestnut, born in Louisiana, is only six when the Second American Civil War breaks out in 2074. But even she knows that oil is outlawed, that Louisiana is half underwater, that unmanned drones fill the sky. And when her father is killed and her family is forced into Camp Patience for displaced persons, she quickly begins to be shaped by her particular time and place until, finally, through the influence of a mysterious functionary, she is turned into a deadly instrument of war.
Telling her story is her nephew, Benjamin Chestnut, born during war – part of the Miraculous Generation – now an old man confronting the dark secret of his past, his family’s role in the conflict and, in particular, that of his aunt, a woman who saved his life while destroying untold others.
'El Akkad has created a brilliantly well-crafted, profoundly shattering saga of one family's suffering in a world of brutal power struggles, terrorism, ignorance, and vengeance.'
Booklist, starred
'Gripping and frightening ... Well written, inventive, and engaging, this relentlessly dark tale introduces a fascinating character ... Highly recommended.'
Library Journal, starred