# A Long Way Gone

by Ishmael Beah, Sierra Leone, 2007

Memoir of a former child soldier in Sierra Leone.

## Why it matters

A rare firsthand account of redemption and healing after extreme trauma.

## Historical context

The Sierra Leone Civil War (1991–2002).

ISBN: 8935077060058

## See also

- [Ishmael Beah](https://africantales.net/authors/ishmael-beah)
- [More from Sierra Leone](https://africantales.net/countries/SLE)
- [Memoir](https://africantales.net/genres/memoir)
- [Biography](https://africantales.net/genres/biography)
- [War Fiction](https://africantales.net/genres/war-fiction)
- [The 2000s](https://africantales.net/decades/2000s)

Source: https://africantales.net/books/a-long-way-gone