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| #1984528 in Books | Bandele Biyi | 2009-03-24 | 2009-03-24 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 8.00 x.50 x5.31l, | File type: PDF | 216 pages | African | Military | War||0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.| A novel that honors the soldiers in WWII's Burma campaign as well as any history|By Donald M. Bishop|This coming-of-age novel of a Nigerian soldier, humorously named Ali Banana, in the Burma campaign during World War II is simply marvelous ... enchanting ... charming ... and unforgettable. It's comic and tragic. The merry verve of Nigerian English infuses the dialogs. So doe|From Publishers Weekly|One of the young African men in this WWII novel is so proud of his new military boots that he hangs them by the laces around his neck and starts a fashion trend in his village, providing one of many powerful and poignant images that fill B
It's winter 1944 and the Second World War is entering its most crucial state. A few months ago fourteen-year-old Ali Banana was a blacksmith's apprentice in his rural hometown in West Africa; now he's trekking through the Burmese jungle. Led by the unforgettably charismatic Sergeant Damisa, the unit has been given orders to go behind enemy lines and wreak havoc. But Japanese snipers lurk behind every tree—and even if the unit manages to escape, infection and dis...
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