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THE NATURE OF SHADOWS IBD

AUGUSTINE SHERIFF / L AMITCHELL
ALMOND GROVE PUBLISHING
10 / 2019
9781734023411
Inglés

Sinopsis

Every so often, a memoir comes along with the power to transcend the events in an individual&rsquo,s life and unite people in a collective movement of inspiration and understanding. The Nature of Shadows is such a memoir.At the risk of painting myself too starkly into the image of Little Black Sambo or Mowgli from The Jungle Book, I was both boys: simple, dark-skinned, born in a hut in the middle of nowhere Africa. A statistic by Western sensibilities, a blip of a headline on the evening news regarding territorial skirmishes over drinking water or an isn&rsquo,t-that-sad health crisis you hope someone will solve before it boards an international flight. All but forgettable.And yet, here we are. You, wondering how such a character from a storybook could flip the page. Me, still trying not to lose myself.So begins the immersive, triumphant story of one discarded boy&rsquo,s journey into manhood against incredible odds.From navigating the often-corrupt Liberian political and educational system to extracting himself from his oppressor&rsquo,s polygamist network at the tender age of twelve, Augustine Sheriff&rsquo,s harrowing passage into adulthood was far from typical. His deeply personal account dares to go beyond the universal trials of adolescence&mdash,falling in love for the first time, the complex relationship between fathers and sons, that one surreal adventure with friends that changes everything&mdash,to a place of unsurpassed courage on his quest for belonging. And when Liberia&rsquo,s bloody civil war forced young men to choose&mdash,kill or be killed&mdash,a series of strangers showed Augustine a powerful third choice: love.áThe Nature of Shadows uses the reverence and self-effacing humor for which Liberians are known to craft a rare and unforgettable coming-of-age story that bears witness to the best and worst of the human condition, no matter the continent.