by Ishmael Beah · Albin Michel · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782226459589
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«La petite famille» is the novel by Ishmael Beah, published by Albin Michel in paperback (320 pages, in French).
In an unnamed African country, five orphans live in the carcass of an abandoned plane, surviving on small thefts and dubious errands. When the eldest, Elimane, meets a mysterious protector and Khoudiemata is drawn to the wealthy neighborhoods, the group begins to falter. Beah portrays the bonds that help escape fate and gives voice to the vulnerable.
Translated from English by Stéphane Roques, it is Ishmael Beah's second novel; born in Sierra Leone, he is also the author of the autobiography Le Chemin parcouru (2007), after Demain le soleil.
For readers of literary fiction and contemporary African narrative, with an interest in stories of childhood resilience and survival.
Ishmael Beah is a Sierra Leonean author and human rights activist who rose to fame with his acclaimed memoir, A Long Way Gone. His novel Radiance of Tomorrow was published in January 2014. His most recent novel Little Family was published in April 2020.
