In the book ‘What is the What’, it is the voice of Valentino Achak Deng that youhear. Even though the autobiography was written by David Eggers, Valentino’svoice stands forefront as the narrator.

‘What is the What’ is the story of Valentino’sstruggle to escape atrocities occurring in Sudan. You quickly become immersedin his life as he orates his thoughts to the people in his story. Valentino’stone and dialect flow and one can’t help but tag along with him as he flees toEhtiopia, Kenya, then America in hope of finding refuge.

I was intrigued by how the authormade me part of his adventure. In one sense, by the realism of how the story istold and in another, how he specifically invites me, the reader, to become partof the story. 

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