| LC control no. | n 2006040815 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| LC classification | PS3602.E2417 |
| Personal name heading | Beah, Ishmael, 1980- |
| Associated country | United States |
| Located | Los Angeles (Calif.) |
| Birth date | 1980-11-23 |
| Place of birth | Sierra Leone |
| Field of activity | Novels Autobiography Youth and war Political science |
| Affiliation | UNICEF Oberlin College |
| Profession or occupation | Authors Human rights workers |
| Found in | Beah, Ishmael. Too far gone, 2007: CIP t.p. (Ishmael Beah) data view (b. Nov. 23, 1980, in Sierra Leone) Wikipedia, Oct. 22, 2013 (In 1997, he fled Freetown and found his way to New York City. In New York City, Beah attended the United Nations International School. After high school, he enrolled at Oberlin College and graduated in 2004 with a degree in Political Science) Refugees in America, 2019: dust jacket (Ishmael Beah has published in over 30 countries) Ishmael Beah website, viewed January 21, 2021 (Ishmael Beah, born in Sierra Leone, West Africa, is the New York Times bestselling author of A Long Way Gone, and Radiance of Tomorrow. He was appointed UNICEF's first Advocate for Children Affected by War on 20 November 2007. In 2007, he also founded the Ishmael Beah foundation dedicated to helping children affected by war reintegrate into society and improve their lives. He is based in Los Angeles, California, with his wife and children) <https://www.ishmaelbeah.com/about/> |
| Associated language | eng |
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